im afraid of balloons. Anything that causes an inflated balloon to make any sort of noise makes me have a panic attack. A non-inflated balloon or a balloon just vibing is fine... anything else ain’t it reply
yea I know how you feel, but the thing is, the target demographic for bl is NOT the lgbtq community. it wasn’t meant for the gays, lesbians, and everything in between. it targets straight women/girls and thats why they dont portray it actually or at all. And please remember that all works are fiction. with the underlying misogynistic theme of bl ...... 3 reply
I really hate the fact that they make the bottom look so girly because that seems borderline fetish to me. And the trope where “I’m not gay! Don’t think for a moment I’m gay, but I still wuv you.” And they never switch either. They’re two straight dudes who have never had sex with a guy and then the sex positions are suddenly set in sto...... 2 reply
Hi ! Bi girl here !
I understand the way you feel about Yaoi and I'm agree with you for most part. As a psychologist student I have a different point of view about Yaoi. But first of all, it is known that yaoi was created by women for women so I don't expect them to be something about real gays people when I reading them. Most of the time, I take ...... 1 reply
idk if i really count, but as a gay / mostly aromantic trans guy i read it to sort of fill a void within me lol. i like seeing characters interact since i don't really feel romantic attraction myself so it kind of brings some romance into my life from time to time.
i guess the reason their behavior is portrayed the way it is is highly due to the ja...... 3 reply
I'm pansexual and I love reading BL, but I agree that it doesn't represent the community at all. I hope it was used to teach people more about the LGBTQIA+ community. I've seen a lot of BL where the character would be outed and the other extra characters would be like "wow, it's my first time seeing one in real life!". (yes those are the exact word...... 1 reply
I think it depends if the bl is explicit or not. In too many explicit bl everything is around sex and the plot just becomes void once the protagonists bang. It’s also crazy how some don’t give a damn about consent, too often I felt uneasy reading because the character keeps saying no all along and I mean that’s just rape..
So that’s why I t...... reply
There's this one Shounen ai manga called Sasaki to Miyano. It's really cute, realistic, and has great art. Summary: Kouhai is a fudanshi and a Senpai finds out, but the Senpai is nice and starts to read BL as well. Really cute :) 1 reply
I'm pansexual and I don't really identify with any gender ...
but most likely I would be a gay guy ...
oh but my body is female unfortunately ...
so I would say yaoi is stimulating for me even if it is extremely unrealistic Σ( ￣□￣||)
for a person who also has real anal sex it is sometimes really bad to read
as everyone just has sex withou...... 2 reply
I completely agree with how exhausting reading bl is; I think the reason so much of it is so clearly stereotypical or even edging homophobic is that the writers have an ideologized and fantasized image of what gay relationships are meant to be. It definitely doesn't help our community's image when the writers reuse character tropes there's always t...... 1 reply
