rainbow clouds i, Hornby Island "If I could go back, I'd still choose to write. And I will keep writing," wrote the handle Sijin de Sijin.
"Right now, I can only hope the law will see beyond the words on the page - and see the girl who skipped meals to save money, the girl who sold her hair to buy a pen, the girl who believed her mind could carve a way through fate. I hope it gives all of us a fair chance."
source: BBC 'Every word has come back to haunt me': China cracks down on women who write gay erotica
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Maron Chan, a co-founder of the [ The Fu Court ] bookshop, said people still lacked understanding of BL.
“The ratio of male to female customers in our store is 60:40, contrary to the traditional BL fan base of mostly straight women,” Chan said.
“BL works are not limited to romance and can include thrillers and sci-fi, or debate issues like classism. As long as the plot is interesting, it will attract fans. It just happens that both lead characters are male.”
source: Is the Boys’ Love genre paving the way for LGBTQ acceptance in Asia and beyond?
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