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LGBTQI+ representation is a subject that is slowly but surely becoming commonplace in the world of Korean media. Be it in Korean films or dramas, a subject that was formerly taboo in Korean society has been slowly gaining momentum in a movement of acceptance.
In a street interview conducted by SHINE TEEN YouTube Channel in Jul. 2021, random members of the Korean public were asked what they think the overall thought on the LGBTQI+ community is in Korea. These are some of the answers that were given:
"I think the prejudices about it (the LGBTQI+ community) are being cast away more and more, but there are still some people who embrace those prejudices and look upon members of the LGTBQI+ community with dagger stares. I still think those prejudices exist. I think it might be because they make up a minority and people think it's not that ordinary."
"I still think that Korean society is conservative when it comes to those kinds of things. They (LGBTQI+ people) are subject to a lot of prejudice. It might be that way because they are different. People treat the difference like it is wrong but that's not really the case."
As made evident in the quotes above, there is still a lot of prejudice surrounding the subject matter and such prejudice can partly be remedied by positive representation.
Despite this being the general public opinion on the LGBTQI+ community, one way in which LGTBQI+ representation has increased recently is through the rise in the production of BL K-Dramas.
BL stands for 'Boys Love' and its female equivalent is called GL or 'Girls Love'. Both are genres in which
