Asia’s first LGBTQ streaming platform launches globally

Asia’s first LGBTQ streaming platform launches globally | GLAAD
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Asia’s first streaming platform catering to the LGBTQ+ community, GagaOOLala, is now launching globally. Originally founded in 2016, the service expanded from Taiwan to other Asian territories during the past years. It is now available worldwide featuring a rare catalogue of Asian LGBTQ+ content from countries such as Japan, South Korea, Thailand and its native Taiwan.

Portico Media, the company behind GagaOOLala, was one of the co-founders of the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival, once the bigger queer film festival in Asia, but after three editions they realized it was not enough: “There was a lack of LGBTQ+ content available all year round in Taiwan and the rest of Asia. A physical film festival happening during a few days was not the solution, we needed something 24/7. The situation in many Asian countries is still dire, in some of them homosexuality is still considered a crime. We needed to provide easier access to LGBTQ+ stories to let them know they are not alone,” explained Jay Lin, Portico’s CEO.

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