also: ジーエル
girls' love; GL; yuri
Abbreviation of 'girls' love'; refers to comics, novels, and other media depicting romantic or sexual relationships between women. Often used in fandom and publishing contexts.
See also: ガールズラブ
最近、ＧＬ作品が増えてきた。
Recently, GL works have been increasing.
彼女はＧＬ漫画をよく読んでいる。
She often reads GL manga.
Abbreviation of the English phrase 'girls' love', borrowed into Japanese as ガールズラブ and commonly shortened to GL.