By the end of 2022, production companies and streamers across Asia will have released almost 200 Boys’ Love (BL) series, according to Taiwan-based global LGBTQ+-focused streaming platform GagaOOlala.

The new data was released ahead of this year’s ATF event in Singapore, where GagaOOlala and Taiwan’s government-backed Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) are hosting the first “Taiwan LGBTQ + BL Mixer Night Out” event. 

The showcase will offer an overview of the emerging trends and opportunities for LGBTQ + BL content in 2023. 

This will be followed by GagaOOLala and other Taiwanese companies’ presentations of upcoming projects to potential partners and collaborators.

Along with its broad bid to promote Taiwan’s creative industries, the three-year old Taicca has taken an active role in promoting the country as a hub for the production of Asian queer content destined for the global market.

Ahead of the event, GagaOOLala, operated by Taipei-based Portico Media, said it carried 1,600 acquired titles and more than 60 originals, generating millions of views among its 2.5 million members across 247 territories worldwide, “thereby creating tangible global impact and universal visibility for the Asian LGBTQ+ community”.