your thoughts on authors portraying homophobia in their BL stories?

Honestly, I see a lot of people don't like it. I always thought, 'Oh, it’s because straight people feel uncomfortable seeing what society puts queer people through, so they’d rather view gay men as objects of fantasy than think about their struggles.' But apparently, that’s not the case—queer people also hate it.

As for me, I don’t hate it. A lot of BL fans are homophobic, so reading media that challenges their beliefs and makes them reflect on the flaws in their morals is, in my opinion, a good thing. It also makes me relate to the characters. Being queer in a conservative country is tough, and seeing characters go through the same struggles as me makes me feel seen.

I do wish GL explored homophobia more. They often make being a lesbian seem easy, which isn’t realistic. The only GL that felt relatable to my experience was Run Away With Me, Girl.

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silent_wisp 3 hours

I LOVE HOMOPHOBIA!!!!! …In fiction. It feels soothing to see other characters in a position I can relate to. The self loathing and doubt that accompanies queer attraction, especially. AND YOURE SO RIGHT I NEED QUEER GLS RAAAHHH!! 4 reply

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Wanda 4 hours

It can be a hurtful reminder of the real world but representation is always important and a good author can portray the pain of experiencing homophobia in a very realistic way. I especially love well written characters that deal with internalised homophobia. I'm not talking about ones who SAs a same-sex character and denies being gay, I'm talking ...... 1 reply

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Hisa 4 hours

I feel like this only applys to yaoi and not general BLs If you went on a site like webtoon youd find lots of heartfelt and deep stories compared to mangago cuz lets bffr yaoi authors arent giving their MLs military grade weapons into their pants to talk about their feeling and struggles in todays society But thats just me idk how true this is 4 reply

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Hako 3 hours

It all comes down to how it's portrayed, the context and the readers' tolerance for those types of stuff. Some authors handle serious topics poorly, making it feel offensive rather than raw. 1 reply

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Foofypie 4 hours

I’m very much inbetween the whole homophobia part of BL because, when some BL portray homophobia in Eastern Asia it’s usually just to make a “forbidden love” trope, which honestly downplays queer hate and fetishizes homo relationships. But, some BL do spread awareness about homophobia and instead of downplaying it and doing a whole Romeo an...... 1 reply

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（„• ֊ •„)♡ 2 hours

nowadays queer romance often is written idealistically and through rose tinted lenses even by queer people themselves as a means of escapism it is not just limited to bl/gl. while queerness is always central theme; existing in heteronormative society along with systemic homophobia and its consequences are simply just acknowledged and not often expl...... 1 reply

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microwave 4 hours

I mean isn't this how it normally is? Not everyone accepts gays or lesbians and tbh I'm totally fine with reading parts where there's homophobia because as I just said that's how the real world normally is. I have seen so many times people cursing the author for showing someone's parents not accepting them or cursing the friends or something for ...... 1 reply

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ninamarie 1 hours

First of all “I don’t like seeing it” ≠ “I wish people would stop making it” As a queer person in an asian homophobic country, I really don’t like seeing it and relatively stay away from it. Why? Because I already have to live with it in my day to day life. Like I’m already a fujo who doesn’t regularly read GL because it gives m...... 1 reply

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NutMan 56 minutes

I think it's a matter of what their purpose in portraying it is. I don't like a lot of the time because it's usually a het female author romanticizing the plight of the poor gay boys; homophobia is not something gay people deal with all the time, it's a challenge for them to overcome on their journey. And while that's a specific trope, it's one the...... reply

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i need sleep 1 hours

i love seeing homophobia addressed in fiction. personally for me to like and fall in love with a story I need it to be relatable and when they show one of the most common experiences a queer person faces, I find it relatable and will end up liking it over a story with all fluff. i do love the idealistic stories but I like the realistic ones more be...... reply

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