i have the same problem. that is, finding good stories.(both official and fanfics.) most of the times writers forget that problems that the gays and bians actually face. most important of which is how hard for people to accept that they're gay. although i read tasteless Yuri every now and then.Android raptor wrote:I had my yaoi phase as a dumb kid (there are people here who witnessed it firsthand, trust me when I say it was awful for every one) but with maturity I've since lost interest and actually gained a lot of disgust for the genre and fandom. The yaoi genre, as defined by male/male stories written by and for women, suffers from massive amounts of glorification of abusive relationships and even pedophilia amongst many other unsavoury things. The dedicated fandom also leaves much to be desired (even the most misogynistic of gamers pales in comparison to the misogyny I've seen yaoi fans partake in). For the most part, yaoi isn't a great place to look for good stories featuring m/m relationships and certainly shouldn't be seen as anything close to reality (and in many ways is actually extremely demeaning and offensive to queer men).
From my experience yuri is a bit better, probably due authorship being more diverse (many yuri authors are actually women and yuri is a huge shoujo mainstay). However, its less common in fandom especially and what exists often isn't too my tastes (never been big on slice of life or schoolgirl).
Finding stories with same-sex couples is important to me as a queer person, however I personally prefer to seek out individual things I hear are good or content of specific pairings I like (if possible).
have you tried Kanamemo? it may have a young girl as an MC but at the very least she stays at her workplace.
on the yaoi side, what did you eat yesterday is quite a good read. both characters are in their 40s. live together(only one of them is out of the close though.)
is Gravitation any good? i watched the OVA out of a whim, so the only part i recall clearly are the funny parts.