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"Sometimes I wonder if I can even use the BLogo. I wonder if was made to include someone like me." I don't see a reason why anyone should be offended by someone who identifies with an orientation just because the person also has a certain gender. "Clearly, I don't experience homophobia firsthand the way that they do." But instead perhaps you experience other forms of discrimination like misogyny? ("It seems unfortunately common that in MAP community, females tend to be treated with less credibility than their male counterparts.") People can belong to several oppressed groups at the same time. Intersectionality is a concept that focuses on this. "I wonder if was made to include someone like me." Inclusiveness is a vital aspect of oppressed groups to fight against their discrimination. Excluding MAPs from the MAP community just for havinga certain gender would mean doing the same like the gay movement did to MAPs. "I also think we are more similar than we think." Gender is a social construct anyway with no clear boundaries, so yes, definitely. "As far as I know, history of boylove has been primarily about men and boys," But why should it be important which gender has done more to support MAPs? What is important is that there always have been women who support MAPs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ddz0-H534&feature=youtu.be&t=7m54s |