@cedgehog: Boys’ Love has always been a key component in feminist fiction, but an underrated discussion is how the genre helps people discover their gender identity as well. #anime #manga

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wildbunny.cos
wildbunny.cos :
FTM actually stands for Fujoshi to Male.
2026-06-04 19:02:33
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insomniasanctsomnis
Sommy- 🔞MDNI🔞 :
Yesss! the fujoshi > fudanshi pipeline got me
2026-06-04 16:12:10
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5tomp
omega :
FINALLY the pride discourse I'm after.
2026-06-05 23:18:34
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eternalkeios
Keios :
I wish gl was just as popular and impactful
2026-06-05 14:20:16
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holyquackamolebatman
#1 Quacker :
As a gay trans man who found out through BL, all I can say is, YEP 😂😂
2026-06-04 18:49:46
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herep_
🚦ozen<3🚦 :
oh yeah the way I found out I'm trans was literally from reading gay fanfics and suddenly realizing that "man. i wish I were a boy who kisses other boys. i mean, I like kissing boys, and I'd like to be a boy but I'm not... wait a second." and everything suddenly made sense
2026-06-04 20:04:53
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quirkyboyfriend
gay AND quirkless :
can confirm. i like boys so much i became one
2026-06-05 15:01:30
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zozolec.97
Zozo Lec 🇲🇺 :
me before BL : cis me after BL : nonbinary 🥰
2026-06-05 15:12:18
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princesspeachel
princesspeachel :
exactly and that’s why the “bl is for gay men” crowd pisses me off so much because you don’t know what someone is going thru
2026-06-04 17:24:39
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andytoa_general
Andy/Toa🍉🌻 :
Doesn’t just help transnsss but other forms of queerness, I realised I was a lesbian as I prefered BL because it didn’t make me feel as awkward as I was too into girls to want to see the, portrayed incorrectly, harmfully, or other things, it’s pretty neat how queer media just helps queer people🤷🤷
2026-06-05 11:01:21
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mmsoymilk
magdalena ⋆. 𐙚˚ :
love this video!! I absolutely hate the people who police BL fans and paint everyone who enjoys the genre as "straight women with a fetish". this take also doesn't take queer women's sexuality seriously, there are so many queer women who enjoy & create BL
2026-06-05 04:41:20
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yukichix0x0
Queen of Blue Moon 🌙 :
One thing I think people overlook sometimes is that for some people the more stereotypically feminine roles and appearances the “uke” in BL gets can in and of itself be a validating thing! Because these characters are presented in a way where, despite things such as softer features or a shorter height, they are firmly male in their identity. It doesn’t make them any less of a man, which can be a source of comfort for men still exploring their identity, or those who feel like less of a man for looking less traditionally masculine.
2026-06-04 21:27:28
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remnemsss
remi :
can confirm as a gay trans guy,, yaoi definitely had me thinking man i want to be a boy kissing a boy. shoutout to the fanart nd fanfic that was the pipeline to that discovery LMAO
2026-06-04 21:22:20
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rev__angel
ángel :
as a transmasc gay...yeah 😭🙏
2026-06-05 02:47:25
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oddsandunevens
Odds&Unevens🍉 :
I say that Destiel was my genderfluid awakening, parenthood was my Non-binary awakening and Hollanov and BL vertical dramas were my trans awakening
2026-06-05 22:30:09
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hinatawright
Hinata Wright :
Honestly I can attest to the fujoshi to fudanshi pipeline being a thing, it was not only my trans awakening but my gay awakening.
2026-06-05 06:57:34
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imahealerbut_
Berry 💕 :
excellent summation of this concept!!!
2026-06-05 06:13:39
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hate_everyone_equally
AJ(🏳️‍⚧️) :
I'm bi and trans and I found out this way too, liking boys felt gay
2026-06-05 10:27:03
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m.a.connor
Myles 🍉 :
ftm here, can confirm.
2026-06-05 22:07:45
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kickflipndip
🤦🤷🤓 :
seeing so many of my people here 😭 ftm and yeah there's something about being able to see yourself in BL because so much of the time it's not performing masculinity it's just performing being a man and it's like "you can do that?"
2026-06-05 05:11:04
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mikahrosewrites
Mikah 🏳️‍⚧️♾️ Autor :
going from writing gay man fanfic to being a gay man was something for sure
2026-06-05 07:33:15
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maddiethewoodhat
𖤓sunysun𖤓 :
sexuality too, discovered I was Ace with it
2026-06-04 20:10:54
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froggy_nashton
Anthurium⭐️🍥 [They/it] :
lesbian butch>Fujoshi> Trans masc Fudanshi pipeline is real
2026-06-05 10:45:09
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imoswin
Oswin Latimer :
And then you get to Ouran, and it's like, "Oh. That's me."
2026-06-05 17:40:55
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yamanekonoshi
;; :
This is partly why it's unfortunate that many of the most popular modern bls treat top/bottom as their own genders and as a way to depict very traditional heterosexual roles in a gay relationship
2026-06-05 00:34:41
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