"Stigma" BL series
An essay about being a responsible BL series
By Miguel Sebastian/FB

"Stigma" only had four episodes. With four strong messages. Played by four young, handsome, and tall actors. Starring Migs Villasis Gio Ramos AJ Buslon Ivan Chan ?

The short series had strong themes and relevant messages to tell. It was brief, direct to the point and clear. The show didn't waste time and focused in bringing four important and big stigma-creating issues that could happen to young men. The show tells of how difficult situations for young men can be corrected and turned around and then underscored the importance of forgiveness. Happily, the cringy moments were reduced to a tolerable few.

I have much respect for this BL show for few important reasons. One, it was very respectful in handling the LGBTQIA issues. Two, there were no kissing nor sex scenes that prevailed in other new BL series just because sex sells. Three, Stigma focused on the story and the lessons it could give and that was awesome.

Don't get me wrong. I love men. I love sex. I love sexy and borta bodies. That's very obvious in my posts. I celebrate sex in BL shows when handled with sensitivity, class and taste. And I write about them. So when a BL show that provides a strong message without selling obvious sex, I laud them and I give the stage to them. This is so for Stigma.

See, the BL genre in the PH is new and it struggles for mainstream recognition. Stigma the BL series unwittingly sent a message that where stigma plagues people that make it difficult for them to be accepted, BL shows can be a good medium for showing how to correct some of what ails our society.

Stigma is unlike other New BLs that portray gays as sex starved animals or predators just for their series to sell. These bad shows bring down whatever little recognition BLs have in the country. This is where BL self-censorship should be greatly enforced lest BL shows in the PH become highly regulated and censored before we know it.

There should be more art and better BL shows that carry good values, that follow the laws and civil and legal obligations of the land, with strong social relevance that educate the viewers.

Whatever good the BL shows have made so far should be preserved and sustained and stop the proliferation of BLs that put sex and smut at its center that would lead to the perdition of the BL genre.

So for Stigma, kudos to the writer, director, producers, and actors, for being brave enough to bring this show to us. May their minds flourish and may their tribe whose ideals to produce good BL shows increase.
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