If you want to say "well, I've never seen BL/GL that's not toxic so the genre is toxic!", or if you simply enjoy a good story, then I'd recommend going through this thread, OP did a wonderful job.
Thread of LGBTQIA+ manga 🏳️🌈❤️
Whether fictional or autobiographical, each explore themes around sexuality and gender, love and relationships, prejudice and acceptance... absolute must-read recs representing the community ✨
Also considering deleting the post about bara or going priv for a bit... Looking back I really don't like the tone I used and I don't want to sound like a gatekeeper or like I'm using the word for clout, it was supposed to be more of a suggestion + cultural context + alternatives
Me: I'm taking a break
Also me: listening to Lorde while eating shitty noodles and looking for momentary satisfaction on social media's arms (sorry now I'm gone for good thank you for all the kind wishes ily all)
i love when straight men read/watch golden kamuy they’re always like “they only put in all the gay naked men as fanservice for the girls!!!” buddy,, noda put in the gay naked men as fanservice for himself
@loumona76 Yes I know the original tweet came out much harsher now that look back, I'm sorry 😭 it was mostly out of momentary frustration, it should have been more like a strong suggestion + history and context + alternatives
@AscendedBeef Yeah a lot of people will understand/not care but taking me for example, I grew up in a relatively small city and people did use that badly there so it makes me kinda ☹️... So you never know, it's best to be careful.
@AscendedBeef Yeah me too lol looking back I think the original tweet sounds too aggressive and it's more like a strong suggestion + explanation of the history of the terms and other alternatives....
@tiredh4fu To me, and I say that as a trans person, that's really unfortunate too. I think it only enforces gender roles. Aren't we supposed to be breaking them? I don't mind hcs at all, a lot of people find comfort in it, but I dislike when they treat it as canon and use the +
@Phearella That's a good question. I'd personally would love to don't make distinctions between the two, because to me the important thing is having mlm being told. Still, I can't deny that people do separate it for many reasons, specially because BL tends to be seen as +
@Livelin1098 I'll reflect more on the subject, maybe delete the thread or add your response to it so people can see both sides (if you're comfortable, of course!). Thank you!
@Livelin1098 Anyway, I hope you can understand where I'm coming from 🙏🏻 I didn't intend to make it for "clout", or in a meaningless way, it comes from a place of sincerity given my experiences and from what I know. But I understand what you say, and I think it makes a lot of sense.