If you want to learn more about diversity in Asia, GagaOOLala, the first LGBTQ+ streaming service in the continent, has 14 documentary movies and series to celebrate the lives of the Asian queer community. Real life moments from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia!

Queer Taiwan (Taiwan)

Queer Taiwan is a GagaOOLala original documentary series which presents the various lives of the LGBTQ+ community in Taiwan. They include the animosity between the Equality Bees and the Family Guardian Coalition who were fighting over the marriage equality bill, men who have leapt out of their gender boundaries and embraced “drag”, “Hand Angels” who help fulfill sexual needs of disabled people, and surrogacy, which is considered a turning point for gay couples and women with infertility.

Queer Asia (Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan, Vietnam)

After Queer Taiwan, Queer Asia reached out to the LGBTQ+ community in other parts of Asia including Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan and Vietnam. The persons who got interviewed include the Hong Kong film director of “Tracey,” Jun Li, the volunteers who help people with HIV/AIDS in the Philippines, the well-known Japanese gay erotic manga artist Gengoroh Tagame, and the popular androgynous Vietnamese queer KOL Dan Ni.

Out Run (Philippines)

As leader of the world's only LGBT political party, Bemz Benedito dreams of being the first transgender woman in the Philippine Congress. But in a predominantly Catholic nation, rallying for LGBT representation in the halls of Congress is not an easy feat. Bemz and her eclectic team of queer political warriors must rethink traditional campaign strategies to amass support from unlikely places.

The Shepherds (Taiwan)

Defiant towards massive condemnation and denunciation in the society, a heterosexual female pastor founded Taiwan's first LGBT-affirming church in May 1996. For LGBT Christians, who had been rejected by the Christian community for a long time, this church finally provided them with a safe haven.

Mama Rainbow (China)

For Chinese parents, finding out that their kid is gay is often a tragedy, for homosexuality of their children unacceptable. However, a fresh rainbow wind has been blowing over the Chinese mainland in the past few years, as we see six moms from across the continent tell their stories about their gay children.

Papa Rainbow (China)

Four years after Mama Rainow, in China, most families have difficulties facing their lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) children. They have to contend with common social beliefs that homosexuality is shameful, abnormal, a perverted condition caused by deviant family relationships.

Inside the Chinese Closet (China)

Andy devotes his days and nights to looking for a lesbian wife of convenience who could possibly bear his child; from online search to underground marriage markets, he is meeting all sorts of girls. Cherry has already married a gay man, but the quest for a baby proves to be a far more complex challenge. Will Andy and Cherry deny their own happiness and sexual orientation to satisfy their parents’ wishes?

Search (Vietnam)

Navigating through Vietnam online gay dating scene, "Search" documents the filmmaker's attempt to understand his place among the community.

What I Would've Told My Daughter if I Knew What to Say Back Then (Philippines)

This film features the filmmaker's imagined conversation with her daughter in the home videos made in over 13 years. Her slow coming out to her 3-year-old daughter inspired this experimental documentary.

Irrawaddy Mon Amour (Myanmar)

This is a moving story of a forbidden relationship between two young men, living under the military regime in Myanmar. Homosexuality isn't accepted there and many gay men suffer stigmatization and discrimination. In this particular village community on the Irrawaddy River, however, there is an exceptional, small circle that does welcome homosexuals.

Coming Full Circle (South Korea)

What is it like to go "back" to a country you never knew? Pauline Park was born into a poor family in post-war Korea. Adopted by white American parents, she left Korea as a 7-month old baby boy and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 54 years later, she embarked on a journey of discovering and connecting to her past, where her birth name literally means "the second son".

Two Girls Against the Rain (Cambodia)

Two Girls Against the Rain documents a captivatingly courageous lesbian couple in Cambodia who have known and loved each other since the Khmer Rouge.

Draft Day (Thailand)

In Thailand, all males turning 21 must participate in the military draft lottery. Drawing a black card grants exemption, and a red card results in two years of military service. Draft Day follows two girls, who were born as males, as they participate in the drafting process.

Renita, Renita (Indonesia)

Trapped in a male body, Renita wanted to be a doctor and a woman since she was a child but her parents forced her to study at an Islamic school where she was bullied and ostracized. She rebelled by becoming a prostitute in the hope of finding freedom but instead found that it came at a cost.