K-Dramas and LGBT Representation: How Far Have We Really Come?

You've probably heard about some recent shows from South Korea featuring LGBT representation - but what you may not know is that gay characters have been on Korean television since the mid-90s. This is the story of how those characters first got on the airwaves, and how a few brave writers fought to preserve their stories.

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Chapters:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:09:39 Chapter I: The Invisible Years
0:24:50 Chapter II: Queerness in Camouflage (Yes I know I misspelled it)
0:35:36 Chapter III: Life is Beautiful Makes History
1:00:43 Chapter IV: In the Closet (Again)
1:16:54 Credits

MUSIC (in order)

dear katara - L.Dre
Fragile Civility - Gavin Luke
A Heart Made of Pixels - Cristoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Clearer Views - From Now On
Duality - Matt Hill
Night Owls - Kikoru
Beauty Flow - Kevin MacLeod
Melting Glass - Eden Avery
None of My Business - Arthur Benson
Curiosity Shop - David O’Brien
Cold Hearted - Matt Large
Sweet, Sweet Dreams - spring gang
Dangun 2 - Michael Tedstone, Ling Peng
rRainpuddles - human gazpacho
SPACE TELEVISION - nobonoko
Wii Sports Bowling standard music
Wii Play Billiards theme
Wii Music - Keep a Video?
Sneaking into the Kitchen - Arthur Benson
Wise - Frizzle
Sunrise - Frizzle
Buffer - Jesse Spillane
Past Sadness - Kevin MacLeod
3000 steps to Geneva - Coma Svensson
Ostinato - Vieveri
On the Ground - Kevin MacLeod
Altid - David Tobin, Jeff Meegan, Malcolm Edmonstone
Strawberry Cake - nobonoko