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24, HE/HIM, CANADA

24, HE/HIM, CANADA

People who are open about their taste in BL and being fujoshi/fudanshi/fujin are extremely accepting! The only times I’ve felt unwelcomed, was misgendered, and even accused of faking my gender and sexuality, was by people who seemed to be more ashamed of being into BL as a whole, and accused the fu-terms of being problematic.

— 24, He/Him, Canada


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