History Main / YaoiFangirl

* Yuriko from ''Manga/IWantToBeAWall'' is introduced from the get-go as one of these. It's eventually explained that, as an [[UsefulNotes/{{Aromantic}} aro]]-[[UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}} ace]] woman, she enjoys romances without women because she doesn't feel obligated to project herself onto any of the participants.
** We later meet Yuriko's friend from college, Momoya, a bisexual Yaoi Fan''[[GenderInvertedTrope boy]]'', who ends up giving Yuriko's husband, Gakurouta ([[TheBeard who is a gay man himself]]) an [[DiscussedTrope in-depth explanation on why the genre appeals to certain kinds of people]].

Obviously TruthInTelevision, particularly in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}; notably, RealLife yaoi fangirl stereotypes changed over the years, particularly in the West. In UsefulNotes/The2000s, yaoi fangirls would often be associated with Platform/DeviantArt and [[Platform/FanFictionDotNet FanFiction.net]] and would be stereotyped as overly-vocal and -fervent "teenybopper" types in their early teens (or with the maturity of young teenagers), often with a tendency to subject perceived female "love rivals" to [[DieForOurShip spiteful treatment]]. Later, in UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, the stereotype became less pointed and, well, less of a stereotype. Aside from becoming more associated with Website/{{Tumblr}}, it became more common to see increased integration with (and activity from) the real-life LGBTFanbase[[note]]who often genuinely want to see more representation of themselves in media, as opposed to liking [[Manga/{{Naruto}} NaruSasu]] merely because "it's so kawaiiiii"[[/note]] as well as many fans growing up, leading to a generally quieter and more mature fan archetype often in its late teens to mid-twenties. While the stereotype that Yaoi Fangirls tend to engage in DieForOurShip towards fictional female characters died down, it saw another shift late into the 2010s after a few rather notorious incidents of death threats being sent to the ''authors'' of such works for not fulfilling the wishes of the fangirls.

Obviously TruthInTelevision, particularly in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}; notably, RealLife yaoi fangirl stereotypes changed over the years, particularly in the West. In UsefulNotes/The2000s, yaoi fangirls would often be associated with Website/DeviantArt and [[Website/FanFictionDotNet FanFiction.net]] and would be stereotyped as overly-vocal and -fervent "teenybopper" types in their early teens (or with the maturity of young teenagers), often with a tendency to subject perceived female "love rivals" to [[DieForOurShip spiteful treatment]]. Later, in UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, the stereotype became less pointed and, well, less of a stereotype. Aside from becoming more associated with Website/{{Tumblr}}, it became more common to see increased integration with (and activity from) the real-life LGBTFanbase[[note]]who often genuinely want to see more representation of themselves in media, as opposed to liking [[Manga/{{Naruto}} NaruSasu]] merely because "it's so kawaiiiii"[[/note]] as well as many fans growing up, leading to a generally quieter and more mature fan archetype often in its late teens to mid-twenties. While the stereotype that Yaoi Fangirls tend to engage in DieForOurShip towards fictional female characters died down, it saw another shift late into the 2010s after a few rather notorious incidents of death threats being sent to the ''authors'' of such works for not fulfilling the wishes of the fangirls.

** Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn ([=AO3=] for short) seems to be the newest playing field for the fangirls - the tagging system makes it really easy to find exactly what you're looking for.

* [[Characters/GravityFallsMabelPines Mabel Pines]] from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' is about as strongly implied as one can be in a Disney show. In "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E15TheDeepEnd The Deep End]]" she rather enthusiastically takes a photo of her own brother doing a CPR on her love interest (though also for potential blackmail), and the original intention for her rainbow sweater in "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E9TheLoveGod The Love God]]" was to show her support of same-sex love.

** Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai'' has Furude Rika (yes, that one) talking about going to Comiket to pick up some Keiichi/Ooishi, in the preview at the end of episode 7.