BL gives me solace but as a person who needs to recharge from ALL real life things and people. From the very beginning, I separated myself from fiction very strictly and BL is simply one of the art forms I enjoy. Fujoshi are so stigmatized but my best fandom and real life friends have always been fujoshi. No exception. They’re all warm and tend to be very accepting and lend their ears to my issues. Back when I was a teen a trans fujoshi helped me a lot with my issues and helped me calm my anxiety about transition etc.
— 21, They/Them, Cambodia
21, THEY/THEM, CAMBODIA
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