Sexual Orientation

just because a couple isn’t hetero doesn't mean that people who read the story are fetishizing homosexuals. even if a gay or lesbian story includes smut or sex, it isn't 'fetishization' to read it. Fetishizing a sexual orientation is different from watching/reading smut.. if you compare real gay/lesbian people to the term "yaoi"/"yuri" or if someone sexualizes sexual orientation(s) then THAT is fetishization. an opposite gender reading gay erotica or lesbian erotica is no different from anyone reading straight erotica. In a way saying "reading lgbtq smut as a heterosexual is fetishization" really sounds somewhat like you're comparing and neglecting lgbtq+ representation. same with gay or lesbian porn, do you feel the same way if [lesbian] non-binary person gets turned on by "yaoi"? or if a [gay] non-binary person gets turned on by "yuri"? ..porn is porn. no one's "sexualizing" anyones sexual orientation, (some) people can get turned on by whatever. i can see how you find an opposite gender/sex reading LGBTQ smut uncomfortable but don't speak up for the whole community because in a way, it is LGBTQ representation. if a person ACTUALLY fetishizes and makes "yaoi" their whole personality then of course, that's not wanted representation and we as a community can all [insult/] educate them.