It originated in earlier English (I guess around the 1800s?) as meaning 'clean' or 'pure' or 'virtuous' or anything that family or kids could enjoy. (Basically stuff that isn't R18, but there is some R18 out there that people might call wholesome, too, just because it's 'softer'.)
Fandom kind of took it as the 'pure' and 'cute' definition and start...... reply
If it disgusts you so much, then what are you doing on this site, anyway? If it doesn't appeal to you, then it doesn't appeal to you, but I'd encourage you to read more BL to get a better picture and broader scope of the many different types of stories in the genre. There are plenty of people who write BL and GL, and there are a good number who are...... 2 reply
This might not be the best place to discuss this - it is an open forum! But you may find some better answers through some online searching.
However - in my experience:
Religious conservatism is really hard to deal with because it's very rigid and set in its ways and it's not open to change.
I left my former religion a while back because they were...... reply
I hope this makes sense, and if I've made some mistakes, I'm sorry! I'll try to research some more, but this is just what I know. This all isn't necessarily to excuse some things, but just that change may be slow to take place and that's important to think about.
I've seen yaoi with characters who are bisexual! It's not as commonly used, but it doe...... reply
