I was never a fan of romance but in high school decided to give popular shojo anime a chance, which gave me more disappointment than anything. At that time BL was as popular as ever so I tried one day reading a random BL manga without any high expectations at all, and surprisingly enough I actually liked it. Since then I got hooked, as most of the time BL provides romance that’s really good and satisfying. Where I live is an extra homophobic place, which is why fans are divided into two groups: one consumes and loves BL totally but are against real life gays, and the other group just chills liking BL as well as supporting LGBT people.
— 22, She/Her, Egypt
documenting the BL fan experience