Representations of the human body are found in all aspects of life, from advertising to entertainment and beyond. However, the mainstream iconography of each of these areas skew towards showing male- and female-bodied persons very differently.

Contents 1 Female gaze and male homosexuality 1.1 Yaoi 2 Publications depicting a female gaze 3 External links 4 See also

Female gaze and male homosexuality Edit

Contrary to popular belief, the female gaze does not directly overlap with the aesthetics of gay men.

Yaoi Edit

Main article is Yaoi.

Many creators and consumers of yaoi-style erotica are women.

Publications depicting a female gaze Edit

In 2009, Filament Magazine published its first issue.

External links Edit

• The Female Gaze LiveJournal Community

See also Edit

• Gaze - Wikipedia article discussing the concept of the "gaze" more generally.
• Male gaze