Love Stage!!! I saw it recommended on youtube when I was younger and I fell in love with BL/GL and other queer media since. I liked seeing non-heterosexual relationships in media that was not automatically demonized and existed outside of a Christian anti-gay perspective, and seeing characters perform gender roles outside of typical societal standards (feminine/femme men and masculine/masc women).
— 18, She/They, Barbados
18, SHE/THEY, BARBADOS
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