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Should BL/GL authors show support to pride month!
I recently saw this discussion brought up and I realized not many BL/GL authors show support towards LGBTQ rights or make a post during pride month despite profiting off of the community. I’ve seen some people state that the genre simply fictional, and it doesn’t reflect a person’s real morals. While other people say that more authors should show their stance for the LGBTQ community. What are your thoughts and opinions?
I saw someone saying , "just because u read/write bl/gl , does not mean u support the queer community " . I think thats very true cause 80% yaoi/yuri out there do not represnt queer community AT ALL . Theyre just romance stories . Which i mean , theres nothing wrong with writing/enjoying fanciful romance but at the end of the day , ppl WILL expect ...... 1 reply
A good chunk of authors and even people who read both genres only view gay people as a source of entertainment. I have had multiple arguments even on here with people saying that they don’t support LGBTQ rights, but “respect it” while calling themselves a fujoshi and engaging in queer media. This is probably the same mindset a lot of authors ...... 1 reply
Well most authors that write BL/GL do it for profit. Not mainly to support the community. They write it for the consumers to consume. Just because they write it doesn't mean they have to make a post supporting it. (Pls don't attack me this is just what I think) reply
it'd be nice if they did but i also don't really expect them to post about irl LGBTQ+ stuff, especially if they have NOT interacted with ANYONE in the community irl and only know about some surface level stuff for their work.
i'd rather see nothing than see a forced/uneducated/out-of-touch something for the sake of performative activism. reply
There's no point and it's meaningless when it's socially demanded. It's never really supporting anything or a community. I think it says a lot more when support is given when you don't demand anything. Reveals character, reveals their actions. Even the stories they make reveals this to some extent.
This is just my opinionated take in it. There is...... reply
