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Meet the Singaporean and Filipino creators publishing with a new local boys’ love imprint

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ST20250902_202582000905/shlove13/Brian Teo/Shawn Hoo/ Singaporean writers of Boys’ Love (BL) books at the TrendLit Publishing office in Tannery House on Sept 2, 2025. The publisher is venturing into the BL genre with a new imprint and four upcoming titles. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Singaporean creators of boys’ love novels, Yolk (left) and Beatrix Lowe (right), are publishing their books with Singapore imprint Giraffe Media.

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SINGAPORE – When 37-year-old Beatrix Lowe discovered boys’ love (BL) fan fiction online as a teenager, she hid her interest from her classmates to avoid being shamed as a “fujoshi” or “rotten girl”.

When she started writing gay fan fiction, she would post them only on her private blog.

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