After blowing the Grand Prix Final last year, he’s sunk into depression and gotten too out of shape to skate. ![]() I haven’t dipped my toe too deep into the yaoi pool yet, but give me some recommendations and I’ll do a writeup later □Įvery sports show needs an underdog hero, so our hero Yuri Katsuki starts out pretty down on his luck. As the first mainstream sports anime to feature an openly gay couple, Yuri puts the spotlight on Yuri and Victor’s healthy and loving relationship, without relying on the more questionable tropes that can turn audiences off BL. Which is why when the Internet went nuts over Yuri!! on Ice back in 2017, it was such a breath of fresh air for fans of yaoi, or boys’ love, anime. Almost everyone enjoys romantic stories, but it can be hard for us gays to find realistic, heartwarming romances that we can relate to. Queer characters are often villainous or the butt of jokes, and so many of them are killed off that TVTropes had to separate its “Bury Your Gays” page into different sections! Even movies and shows meant specifically for queer audiences tend to be highly sexualized, or full of drama and misery. ![]() ![]() Media representation of LGBTQ+ characters is important, but it’s often hard to find characters that represent our community accurately without harmful tropes or stereotypes.
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