actual queer works of art

I always look for queer media and although i enjoy bl as well, its hard to navigate that world, find actual shows that talk about queer people, as well as just shows who are about more than just romance and more about the experience of having a queer identity. and I had a really hard time to find good ones like that on this website, as if you look up tags you can get a lot of shows and movies which only have a really side LGBTQ character that has a minute of screen time. So i created a collection of good LGBTQ media here that hopefully will have some variation...  I can't really explain what to me feel like actually good queer media but you might get the vibe from the stuff i put here.  I'll try to write the information and the queer characters in the shows if it's not a main character and exactly when they show up, cause I hate finding a show that it said its LGBTQ but its the really side character like i mention before and then having to watch the entire thing just to find that one minute.. so I'm trying to be an angel here and help others not having the same experience as me.  Notes: I will try to specifiy if they actually mention their identity in the show, as in many shows it's possible to just 'read into' a character and not having them actually showing it or saying it in any way. (esp when it comes to aroace identites, which kinda drives me crazy, so if I write they are aroace its because they have specificly used those terms to identlfy themselevs in that media, otherwise it's either aroace coded or fanon) There are quite a lot of bls here but if they are here that means that they are good potrayal of queer relationships and are good overall.
Mn2424 Jan 13, 2026
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  • Moonlight Chicken

    1. Moonlight Chicken

    Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    This is a bl, has three-ish couples at different ages. 

  • Monster

    2. Monster

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    10

    It's not explicitly queer, but has a lot of use of symbolism which represent the queer experiences of two young boys. It is also confirmed it is a queer story, as well by the actors saying they were educated about lgbtq issues and the general experience prior to the movie.  

  • Blueming

    3. Blueming

    Korean Drama - 2022, 11 episodes

    9.0

    this is a bl 

  • 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us

    4. 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us

    Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.5
  • My Love Mix-Up!

    5. My Love Mix-Up!

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    9.0

    This is a bl 

  • Made on the Rooftop

    6. Made on the Rooftop

    Korean Movie - 2021

    9.5

    A movie about two gay best friends and their lives. Representation of HIV. 

  • Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo

    7. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes

    9.5

    This is a bl 

  • Eternal Yesterday

    8. Eternal Yesterday

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    10

    This is a bl, but have a lot of indivdual experience 

  • Marry My Dead Body

    9. Marry My Dead Body

    Taiwanese Movie - 2022

    9.5

    A main gay character 

  • Antique Bakery

    10. Antique Bakery

    Korean Movie - 2008

    9.0

    A main gay character 

  • Your Name Engraved Herein

    11. Your Name Engraved Herein

    Taiwanese Movie - 2020

    9.5

    This is a bl 

  • Dear Ex

    12. Dear Ex

    Taiwanese Movie - 2018

    9.0

    A main gay character 

  • More than Words

    13. More than Words

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    8.5

    There is a gay relationship between two main characters and also discussions about being queer within individuals 

  • 3 Will Be Free

    14. 3 Will Be Free

    Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    8.5

    Polymary relationship between the main characters, as well as a trans girl side character.

  • Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru

    15. Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes

    8.0

    A main gay character. SO MUCH discusstion about queer experience omg 

  • The Time of Fever

    16. The Time of Fever

    Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

    9.0

    This is kind of a bl, but instead of them getting together, its more of them realsing their feelings for each other and the development of it

  • Smells Like Green Spirit

    17. Smells Like Green Spirit

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    9.0

    so many queer characters and queer discussion about both sexuality and gender. There is mainly a gay couple and one of the main support characters is a closted trans girl. 

    tw and a spolier: she doesn't get a happy ending unfourntantly. 

    there is also a side lesbian character. 

  • Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka!

    18. Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka!

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes

    10

    There is a fujoshi side character, a side gay couple which one of them gets a lot of screen time, and another side character that doesn't state their sexuality or gender but is defenitly queer. 

    discuss a lot about society acceptence and family acceptence, different ways of not fitting in, and about gender and sexuality.

  • I Am What I Am

    19. I Am What I Am

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    10

    A main character which is aroace. a gay really side character, and a aroace really side character. 

  • After School

    20. After School

    Taiwanese Movie - 2023

    9.0

    Gay main character. gay side character. trans girl side character. 

  • Love in the Big City

    21. Love in the Big City

    Korean Movie - 2024

    9.5
  • Love in the Big City

    22. Love in the Big City

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    9.0
  • Chosen Home

    23. Chosen Home

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

    10

    Main gay couple. and a couple of gay side characters. SO MUCH discustion about queer identity and the queer experience. 

  • Close-Knit

    24. Close-Knit

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    10

    Trans girl main character. (who is in a happy and healthy relationship with both her partner and her parents)

  • Coffee Prince

    25. Coffee Prince

    Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes

    8.5

    NOT CANON REALLY but the main girl is fanonly trans and the main guy is basically bi or pan. he littarly though he was gay for so long and was okay with it for a second. it's basically like Mulan so whatever opinons you have on that, it's the same. 

  • Water Boyy: The Movie

    26. Water Boyy: The Movie

    Thai Movie - 2015

  • Two Weddings and a Funeral

    27. Two Weddings and a Funeral

    Korean Movie - 2012

    A gay main couple and a lesbian main couple. 

  • The Love of Siam

    28. The Love of Siam

    Thai Movie - 2007

    This is a bl

  • Society Obsessed with Love

    29. Society Obsessed with Love

    Korean Drama - 2018, 5 episodes

    8.5

    An aromantic main character and her experience as aro in society while trying to fit in

  • The Aromantics

    30. The Aromantics

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.5

    Two main aroace characters that get into a queer platonic relationship. So much discussion about it. other side characters that are on the aro or/and ace spectrum. A side lesbian character 

  • Mermaid Sauna

    31. Mermaid Sauna

    Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes

    Gay supporting character that gets farily enough screen time but it's a little weird cause his soul is not in his body for a long time hehe

  • Lipstick

    32. Lipstick

    Korean Movie - 2019

    Trans girl main character and a lesbian main couple 

  • Komorebi

    33. Komorebi

    Taiwanese Movie - 2021

  • Joshi-teki Seikatsu

    34. Joshi-teki Seikatsu

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 4 episodes

    7.5

    Trans and lesbian main character. other lesbians side characters. 

    TW: the two first eps can be triggring for someone with an ED although it's not explicity mentioned or discussed. 

  • Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    35. Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.0

    This is a bl.  there is a lesbian supporting character and you can try reading into the gender stuff

  • Drama Stage Season 3: My Uncle Is Audrey Hepburn

    36. Drama Stage Season 3: My Uncle Is Audrey Hepburn

    Korean Special - 2019, 1 episode

    A trans woman main supporting character. other trans supporting characters and drag queens supporting charactes. It has a good ending. 

  • Dew the Movie

    37. Dew the Movie

    Thai Movie - 2019

  • Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu

    38. Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    9.0

    There is a gay supporting character. there is also so much gender stuff you can read into but nothing specifiy. The two couple have guys who are feminine with their fasihion and style, and the whole point of the show is that their love is not bound by gender and there are no limits to what you can present as. Very cute! 

  • Not Me

    39. Not Me

    Thai Drama - 2021, 14 episodes

    8.5

    this is a bl. 

  • I Told Sunset about You

    40. I Told Sunset about You

    Thai Drama - 2020, 5 episodes

    This is a bl

  • Manner of Death

    41. Manner of Death

    Thai Drama - 2020, 14 episodes

    This is a bl 

  • Last Twilight

    42. Last Twilight

    Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    This is a bl 

  • Khemjira

    43. Khemjira

    Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

    9.0

    This is a bl. it has two gay main couples, technicly includes a lesbian couple as well, and a gay supporting character. 

  • The School Nurse Files

    44. The School Nurse Files

    Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes

    9.5

    There is a lesbian side couple and one of them is kind of nonbinary\agender\intersex. which only reveals at the end. This is such a cool and werid show and is genreally very queer coded so you can read a lot of the characters as queer. 

  • Our Youth

    45. Our Youth

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    9.0

    This is a bl 

  • Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

    46. Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    8.5

    This is a bl 

  • Gelboys

    47. Gelboys

    Thai Drama - 2025, 7 episodes

    This is a bl 

  • Heesu in Class 2

    48. Heesu in Class 2

    Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

    9.0

    This is a bl 

  • I'm the Most Beautiful Count

    49. I'm the Most Beautiful Count

    Thai Drama - 2025, 13 episodes

    This is a bl, with a non binary\trans main character. 

  • The Paradise of Thorns

    50. The Paradise of Thorns

    Thai Movie - 2024

    Gay main character 

  • MuTeLuv: Diva Deva Mata

    51. MuTeLuv: Diva Deva Mata

    Thai Drama - 2025, 4 episodes

    Four main characters are queer, idk really know how to state what they are tho as they never really state it. 

  • Like a Virgin

    52. Like a Virgin

    Korean Movie - 2006

    Main character is a closted plus size trans girl. 

  • Two Husbands One Wife

    53. Two Husbands One Wife

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes

    8.5

    the whole story is about a polyamory relationship between two guys and a girl. they do explore their sexuality throughout the show, discuss the experience of being in a non-conventinal relationship and the complixity that comes with it. 

  • Love for Love's Sake

    54. Love for Love's Sake

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    9.0

    This is a bl. a gay main relationship as well as two prominent gay support characters.

  • High Heel

    55. High Heel

    Korean Movie - 2014

    8.5

    Trans girl main character. some trans girls side characters. some flashbacks about her story with her high school love (a boy). 

    TW: It does have quite a lot of transphobia and she doesn't get a perfect ending. but it's very emotinal and she does get support by some people along the way. 

  • This Is I

    56. This Is I

    Japanese Movie - 2026

    9.0

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