i like many genres. in fact, my favorite genre across all mediums is thriller. i am in a romance and smut phase right now. i am a lesbian and mainly read sapphic romance and smut. i am currently reading “The Knight and the Moth”, which is my first romantasy. between my own internalized homophobia, and the constant romance/smut discourse, i feel so shameful of what i read and enjoy. sometimes i feel dirty with myself. do any romance readers feel this way? i never read or watched anything romance until i discovered i was a lesbian and realized i didnt hate romance i just wanted something between two women. it took me a long time to build up the courage to actually engage in sapphic media. now, with the romance/smut discourse, all the courage is coming down. 😔