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What do you think of yaoi/yuri as a LGBTQ+ person?
I am queer, and aware of the fact that I like women, whether I am bisexual, pansexual or a lesbian, is something I am still trying to figure out.That’s beside the point, but I want to know what other LGBTQ+ people think of yaoi and yuri.
Personally I read yaoi (and BL) despite barely having an attraction to men (maybe even not at all). Yaoi is usually “made for straight women” and yuri is “made for straight men” as we already know. So I thought I’d clear out some things first
I feel like reading about heterosexual relationships makes me feel weird about myself, but I don’t have any problem with straight people or heterosexuality. It’s just in hetero romances people never face “gay problems” like figuring yourself out, feeling “abnormal”, and coming out.
Not only that but I feel like I want to see couples that I almost never openly see be in a relationship. Straight people are everywhere in reality, and feel like BL is an escape from that.
I do sometimes like reading GL (I don’t read on here though), because it’s like “oh, that’s cute, I can’t wait to get a girlfriend too”, but I can’t ever really find “good” yuri. And with yaoi it’s more like “I’m never going to do experience this because I am not a man” so I can’t relate to it so it feels good to see relationships that do not relate to me. But obviously BL/yaoi are fiction and no where near like real life so it’s just for fun (except the rapey shit, I feel bad and don’t really enjoy that).
I wanted to know if other LGBTQ+ people felt the same or if you have had other experiences with yaoi/yuri. I just want to know more about people that I have some things in common with
Depends. (BL for me cuz I'm gay)
Uke/Seme and the like is dehumanizing and fetihsizing. It literally takes the characters' names and just sees then as penis/hole. No matter how much people deny it, it just is true.
Fetishiziation is different from porn since porn is for sex while fetishizing is to satisfy the ones who view gay people as objects/s...... 1 reply
Hey
I'm pansexual and trans. I got into the LGBTQ community because of anime mostly yaoi and yuri.
I feel awkward reading yuri as a guy it made me feel weird it was like it's cute and nice but the sex scenes made me feel awkward like I was reading something I shouldn't and I agree with the whole " I will never experience this" however when re...... 1 reply
I'm Bisexual (As you can prob tell my user lmao)I just read yaoi/yuri to just...have an escape from reality.Since I don't ever get a rest to read ''normal'' manga, I normally go read yaoi/yuri to feel sorta complete, since I never got love from my parents and my life has been a total mess these past few years. I will pretty much act like an energet...... reply
(I'm MLM.) So I've answered this question a lot on Mangago already, so I may sound more vague when I explain.
I don't really care what people like to read (unless it's genuinely gross shit), because I think it's impossible to change others. The only person we can change is ourselves. All I can ever do is add my point of view to things, to help the...... 1 reply
I am bi, and honesty yaoi and yuri were my first approach to seme sex relationships.
I remember that when I was a child (like 9 or so) I felt like that kind of thing was wrong, however, when I started reading yuri and yaoi it suddenly felt like they were humans too.
And so, when I started to like my best friend (also a girl), I didn't feel alone...... reply
Honestly, as a person who is also a part of the LGBT+ Community, it’s cool! I love both of them. I started reading them before I found out I wasn’t straight! It helped me realize there’s nothing wrong with being part of the LGBT+ Community. I do hate how they don’t put consent in most Yaoi. But anyways, Yaoi and Yuri helped me discover myse...... reply
Bisexual woman here, I don't have a very high opinion of yaoi or yuri in general. I'll read any type of relationship- mlm, wlw, straight, nblw, etc. But most of the yaois and yuris are made by straight people, which is an issue because they fail to portray queer experiences and are cisheteronormative as hell. They're exploiting us for straight audi...... reply
i re-read this and i hate the way i phrased some things, so i’ll fix some through here because idk if i can edit it, it doesn’t show me the option. now first of all i’m pretty sure i don’t like men so i am in fact gay (this wasn’t the correction just adding to it). i hate the terms yaoi so scrap that. but about “not finding good gl”, ...... 3 reply
(OH CMON EXCUSE ME OR SORRY FOR MY BAD GRAMMAR I AINT NATIVE PLS DONT BE TOO HARSH)
As a cute pansexual― reading yaoi/yuri is just for fun for me or just killing some time u know. I aint treat it seriously or not rlly a big deal. But when i encountered ur question i was also curious... But then i realized something ig mlm relationships in yaoi mo...... reply
