Taiwan seems to be leading the charge in Asia with LGBTQ programming. I did not know “GagaOOLala — which combines two slang phrases (is) used to describe gay people in Taiwan”.
Media keeps talking about socially conservative Asia, but LGBTQ lifestyle is more open and accepted in Asia than the West.
Some definitely would. And some would find it patronizing tokenism.
Kinda like Asians. Some want programs just with Asians. And some prefer mainstream programming that isn’t focused on one group, and couldn’t give a shit about any notion of collective cultural identity. Same with blacks, with Hispanics, with Jewish people, women, etc… everyone is different. Some are looking for commonality in entertainment, and some find the pressure that they should identify with protagonists just because they share a common, possibly minority based background to be lazy and offensive.
With LGBT+ content nowadays it’s not all about just wanting to see yourself represented on TV. Gay people have developed a more distinct category of pop culture now. And the same things that appeal to gay men tend to appeal to young female viewers, as well, so a pretty wide variety of people enjoy watching “gay” television and movies, not all of them gay.