My GL journey

[haitangkitty]

It's been now two years that I've been into BL and I've always had interest in GL but there were some reasons I didn't get into the genre:
- school girls: i'm usually not interested in romance that has minors (in BL as well)
- friends-to-lovers: again i'm not into this in BL either but this seems to be very common in GL. I'm mostly into enemies to lovers.

Some years ago I read two GL's: Citrus and Bloom Into You. Those are considered one of the most popular ones but sadly they weren't my thing so I stayed away from the whole genre. Although I'm a queer woman I've never really got the wholesome girls being in love because that doesn't reflect my reality or it isn't what I dream about. My favorite GL is The Handmaiden so i like more mature and kinky works especially with fantasy or historical setting. This year I was also happy to find a new favorite f/f ship from the fantasy show the House of the Dragon.

This year I've been getting into GL again and have found some mature stuff I like, mainly manwha from Lezhin:

- Bad thinking diary: my absolute favorite! it has jealousy, love triangles and a beautiful art style
- Kill Switch: more lesbian love triangles and jealousy. Love interest a cool biker girl
- Talk Dirty To Me: kpop idols and bdsm
- Spiteful Affection: omegaverse!
- I'm More Dangerous Than You: this one is on bilibili. It's an author student x serial killer teacher and my second favorite GL I've read from this list
- My girlfriend's not here today: love triangles and cheating. I also love the art style.




Anime


- I'm in love with the villainess: this is my new favorite historical fantasy isekai. The love seems onesided at first but it's what i actually like
- Stardust Telepath: this has cute character design and it's a bit too cutesy for my taste but I still find myself watching the newest episode
- The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady: another historical fantasy isekai. I've only watched like 4 episodes but i like it so far.
+ Madoka Magica: not technically GL and it has school girls but they are badass and the show gets suprisingly angsty for a magical girl anime. I love how female friendship is at the center of it.



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I've been watching a lot of lesbian short films as well as some feature films like Girl's Encounter. Lot of them are bittersweet or just sad but it seems to be that case with a lot of lgbtq+ films.

In conclusion, I read less GL than BL but that doesn't mean I care less about the works I read/watch. That being said I won't turn away from GL anymore and I'm open to discovering the genre more.