Thread by @bkissingpp, Why BL/yaoi/yuri genre ≠ LGBTQ+ genre?—a brief thread of opinions. from quora. [...]

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Why BL/yaoi/yuri genre ≠ LGBTQ+ genre?
—a brief thread of opinions.

from quora.

The examples below are all related to manga but i think the opinions can also reflect to other titled-as-boys-love series/tv shows.
full article: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/06/17/beginners-guide-lgbtq-manga

Another interesting article on why should we popularize 'bara' genre mangas more.
full article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbr.com/gay-men-bara-manga-vs-yaoi/amp/

Seeing boys love from another perspectives.
Full article: https://www.timeout.com/bangkok/lgbtq/thai-boys-love-culture

From the last article, i think people are in the process of finding a common ground of BL and LGBTQ+, even though it's not always the case—most of BLs are still targeted for female viewers instead of representing the LGBTQ+ community itself.

https://twitter.com/bkissingpp/status/1326713794400292867?s=19

https://twitter.com/bkissingpp/status/1326713794400292867?s=19

The two distinct sides of boys love genre.
Full article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/qj4k55/boys-love-tv-asia-trend-lgbtq-2gether

Is BL a representation or a bunch of stereotypes with problematic sexual fantasies?

They also highlighted the homophobic crews of some BL shows and a BL show with crews that are mostly LGBTQ+

Another important thread to read: why should we avoid using the words 'homo' and 'homosexual'?

https://twitter.com/bkissingpp/status/1317486918230298624?s=19

https://twitter.com/bkissingpp/status/1317486918230298624?s=19

Someone said they'd rather believe in some academic journals and i decided to take a look on their abstracts.
https://www.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.14325/mississippi/9781628461190.001.0001/upso-9781628461190-chapter-1