I kind of support. I mean there are str8 relationships depicted unrealistically, I dont get called out by str8 ppl for fetishizing it if i read it. It s this thing that makes gay relationships different to others and separtaes them from str8, when they re actually just like any other relationships. Plus, i do think overall its leading to the norna...... reply
My real-life gay friend does not support yaoi because he thinks it is not an actual representation of gay men in real life. He prefers books that are made to represent the LGBTQ as:
Boy Erased by Garrard Conley
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
They Both Die at the End
He doesn't mind st...... 1 reply
I don't really support the genre as a whole but I do support people who do their research before starting their own yaoi. But it does feel kinda weird and fetishizing at some points. Gay relationships are the same as straight relationships just with two people of the same gender and I feel like some comics don't grasp that fully sometimes. reply
They see gay people purely as a fetish to get off to. As some thing “sinful” and “taboo”. I feel like that’s also the reason a lot of manga that would 10x better if it was about a straight couple (like omegaverse) is about a gay couple. They treat queer identities like kinks reply
