Recent voices have aroused heated discussions in the entertainment sector, suggesting that China could soon prohibit the actors who appeared in the dramas of Love (BL) as children from participation in any future films or television projects.
According to an alleged precisely leaked note of the China Film Administration (CFA), the directive could have effect in September 2025, actually included in the black list these artists and putting them under an indefinite “soft ban” within the entertainment sector.
The trigger behind the repression is said to
Reports claim that the move was driven by a wave of BL dramas that presumably circumvented the rules of domestic censorship and has gained popularity through international streaming platforms. It is believed that officials consider it as a violation of the transmission regulations, intensifying their long -standing efforts to suppress the LGBTQ representation in the Chinese media.
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This alleged policy is consistent with the censorship position established by China against the LGBTQ themed content.
2015: The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (Sapprt) has prohibited portraits of “abnormal sexual relationships”, explicitly included homosexuality, leading to the removal of dramas such as Dependent heroin AND Go to the princess go.
2021: the authorities launched a campaign against “sissy” or the male aesthetics on TV, labeling them “abnormal” and further limiting the content with BL code.
Beyond the television, the Bl novelists and digital creators have faced arrests and an increase in control, highlighting a wider cultural clamp.
Starting now, no official declaration has been issued by the Chinese film administration or other government agencies. The leaked reminder remains untied and the experts in the sector warn that they have treated him as a confirmed policy.
However, if the ban of the BL actor in China is presumed, it would represent the wider repression to date on the dramas of the love of the boys and on the LGBTQ representation in the Chinese media.
Sources: Weibo
