Most dating show participants are so randy that Netflix has an entire franchise, Too Hot to Handle, premised on challenging its cast of sexed-up singles to build romantic connections without hooking up. The platform's new reality series The Boyfriend is differentand not just because, in a first for Japanese television, its cast is made up entirely of queer men.
But what's radical is the show's portrayal of gay and bisexual menin a country that has yet to legalize same-sex marriageas regular guys in search of a soulmate. The portraits The Boyfriend paints of men opening up about their pasts, testing their compatibility, and simply navigating their lives as members of an increasingly visible LGBTQ community are indelible.
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