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Cruising Cinema: Monsoon, Mother of the Week, and going gaga for GagaOOLala

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David Opie

David Opie

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Cruising Cinema: Monsoon, Mother of the Week, and going gaga for GagaOOLala
Credit: Peccadillo Pictures

Hope you all had a fun, slutty Valentine's Day last weekend! I spent mine doing unspeakable things with boys (as is tradition).

In the spirit of love and all that jazz, Asia's premier LGBTQ+ streamer GagaOOLala sent me a breakdown of their 10 most popular BL (Boy Love) shows of 2025 (which you can stream right here).

Revenged Love — Credit: GagaOOLala
  1. Revenged Love
  2. Desire  
  3. Secret Lover
  4. Our Youth
  5. When it rains, it pours
  6. School Trip: Joined a Group I'm Not Close to
  7. Doctor's Mine
  8. At 25:00, in Akasaka Season 2
  9. Love Sea The Home for Lovers
  10. Love in The Air -Premonition of Love-

SO. MANY. BOYS.

But don't worry my lovely sapphics. GagaOOLala is chock full of GL (Girl Love) shows too. Here's their 10 most popular from last year (which can also be streamed right here).

Candy — Credit: GagaOOLala
  1. Fragrance of the First Flower Season 2
  2. AYAKA is in LOVE with HIROKO
  3. Chaser Game
  4. The Nipple Talk
  5. Call Me By No Name
  6. Behind the Scene of Fragrance of the First Flower Season 2
  7. Apple My Love
  8. AYAKA is in LOVE with HIROKO 2nd STAGE
  9. Love Senior
  10. Unlock Your Love

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Mother of the Week

Where Mothers Come To Mother

Welcome back to Mother of the Week where we celebrate icons who have been Mother to us all.

This week's choice might be a little barbed, honestly. But you know me. I love to play.

Have you guessed who it is yet?

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