Many years ago, I was like "nah bro, not for me"..and then one day..curiosity got the better of me and I read yaoi and was like.."what have I been missing all these years.." never looked back:) 2 reply
Pssh, until yaoi becomes illegal, it'll remain important to me.
Even if it is illegal, I'll still buy it through the black-fujoshi-market, heh. 5 reply
Same for me as well prett much, yaoi has opened my eyes to more thorough problems in this world, like people being accepted for being part of the LGBT community. I think without yaoi, I'd probably still be ignorant of homosexuals and probably not think as highly of them as I do now.
After learning more and more about LGBT through reading yaoi, I l...... reply
it made me mora aware and interested about the LGBT comunity so much that i'm now part of it cause it made me ask about my sexuality. so even if it's a pleasure to read it also had a big impact on my life reply
Why? Seriously, I’m in my forties already and I haven’t stopped yet, so I doubt I’ll stop reading it. At least until my other eye goes. Then I’ll just guilt my husband into reading me translated BL novels.
By the way, I don’t know who these people, that keep trying to change you, are, but it they can’t except you as who you are, maybe...... reply
I'm a mom, i read a lot less, and sometime i stop reading for months. When i'm busy with really good stuff happening in my life, i rarelly open my books and i don't miss them.
That being said, i can come back to them anytime in a while with great pleasure. I can also lose myself a bit in books when i meet hardship and badly need a break.
The othe...... reply
Yaoi made me realise made me chalenge the way moral restrains us.
For instance, i can't stand shotacon, i don't like rape as part of any storytelling and i really wish it would never be presented as "casual" or used like an escalator to intimacy and even less love. These are moral values that i still want to embrace.
But yaoi raised my awareness ...... reply
I think I am being more tolerant to LGBT couples as a straight, even tho I never find one in real life... And after I read the whole mangas I think that we can love everyone without boundaries and I totally love how sweet the couples are Thanks to my friend who introduces me to yaoi and shonen ai in middle school! :3 1 reply
