Ricki Tarr on Nostr: Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and China have a thriving industry of LGBTQ+ romance ...

Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and China have a thriving industry of LGBTQ+ romance programming. It feels crazy that in America people are begging for the few shows we have to not get canceled. In 2025, one Thai company alone is releasing something like 20 shows/movies featuring LGBTQ+ characters.

And y'all, it is wild, here's a small list:

1-2 KinnPorsche (mafia boss/his bodyguard, evil mafia heir/his hostage)

3 Jack and Joker (mafia, heist and robberies)

4 Spare Me Your Mercy (a story about ethics of euthanasia, doctor/cop)

5-6 The Sign (two special unit officers who are reincarnated from a mythological thai bird deity and a snake dragon)

7 Petrichor (forensic doctor/cop)

8 Uranus2324 (astronaut and her girlfriend)

9 The Loyal Pin (a princess and a noble lady)

10 Mhom Ped Sawan (two concubines of an emperor)

11 Ayaka Is In Love With Hiroko (office lesbians)

12 Old Fashion Cupcake (a 39 year old office worker and his 29 year old assistant going to dessert cafes)

13 Our Dining Table (food feelings show)

14 Anti Reset (android caretaker falls in love with a human)

15 Love Tractor (farmer boy/big city musician)

16 Word of Honor (ancient chinese fantasy assasins)

17 Couple of Mirrors (a socialite/an assassin)

18 Meet You At The Blossom (ancient chinese fantasy, rich brat falls for a crossdressing assassin who he thinks is a young lady)

19 Love for Love's Sake (a man gets thrown inside a video game to help his favourite character)

20 The Spirealm (a man accidentally signs up for a mystical real life vr horror game)