good queer stuff for the queers (derogatory)

8/10
(cw cheating mention/past, very minor homophobia) old gay couple slice of life with no typical 'bl' melodrama? sign me up! comments to chill tf out this story isn't that deep it's a slice of life. very cute story spanning years, with a recipe each chapter, where two gay guys live out their everyday life. i skip most of the recipes so the rating is a bit low for me. i realised mlm in japan have very different experiences than mlm in the west actually!

9/10
(cw homophobia, rape in ch53) "some people just... live" this is a story about ed who is stuck in debt resorts to sex work at his lowest point. there he discovers glenn, who's passion is making productions, even if it's the stigmatised porn category. story of a man who figures out he's bi from it and a gay man supposedly hated by everyone for exploiting people for "art". the plot is excellently crafted, not just smut, and god is this worth the emotional i

10/10
(cw for dubious consent) ISEKAI BUT IT'S GAY. THAT'S IT. SOLD. LITTLE BRATTY KNIGHT WONDERS WHY DUDE IS WORKING SO HARD. IDC WHAT U SAY I LOVE THE SAINTESS GIRL SHE'S BABIE

8/10 (10/10)
it's m/f but it's just very queer vibes so i think you guys would appreciate some gender-nonconforming romances for once! Feminine guys (can totally be read as transgirl) and masculine girls and just an overload of fluffiness! rated 8 because it's not written to be queer but i would say it's a 10/10 if you read it as such

8/10
(cw for homophobia) the Better sequel to umibe no etranger. melancholy of adult life and the taste of your family's disappointment is familiar. you're gay, you have an adopted lil bro because ur dad wanted a proper son, you're growing old with ur partner. slice of life. beautiful art.

8/10
short, sweet, and classic. only 8 because of personal taste (dun like slice of life much) but very cute and fluffy and will melt ur brain. he has a crush! a BIG FAT CRUSH. im rooting for you nakamura!

10/10
absolutely amazing and so fucking fluffy my heart is melting my teeth are rotting TTTT. a fan who absolutely believes in her fave and a theatre actress who's never made it big. soyoung is completely devoted to jaeyi but they start to develop feelings for each other. a purely fluffy story with crisp art to boot. and i'm always a sucker for theatre stories since i'm a drama student myself haha. tho there is one instance of falling for a straight girl tramua (tm)

10/10
(cw rape, prostitution, human trafficking) THE ART IS PHENOMENAL ONE OF MY FAVS there are two stories, the main one which is fucking cute like mega fucking cute. and the more mature story of the mob-bosses' origins. they're polyamorous and SAD sad sad. like to express art is amazing once again. not much focus on lgbt aspects but it's good plot so i had to slide it in here.

8/10
(cw death, abuse, bullying) sniffs,, sniffs,, plot and art,,, mmmmmm,, some mlm for you but can you recognise someone you love when they're in a completely different body, name, etc,, classic. taemin wakes up in the body of of a bullied kid and he meets an old friend.

7/10
(cw forced outing, homophobia) old classmates meet and like each other. juho got outed while jaemin is mad at whoever hurt him. juho has trust issues and is learning to open up again. jaemin is the first guy whos not ashamed to be gay in public with him. very cute very nice very romancy though it's still ongoing. everyone hates that bitch whatshisname. also jaemin is literally the perfect boyfriend wtf. fun read.