So sick of your constant blabber about how it has to be great literature in order for your crystal hiney to approve. Everything you're bltching about is what this genre IS. Get off the nagging, same old shlt that everyone of you puritan church ladies keep flapping about. Shut up about how you think bl/yaoi and yaoi should fit your expectations.
Yup I agree. BL specially since it has history on focusing on fanservice tends to be more about the sex and often is character driven rather than plot driven. I personally prefer plot heavy stories though.
Here are some of my favorites:
Shoujo. MC is forced to become the leader of a rebellion to overthrow the current monarchy. Unknowingly, she falls in love with her enemy http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/basara/
Josei. Multiple MCs wake up from cryogenic sleep in a post apocalyptic future they have to adapt to http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/7_seeds/?Mp37
Shoujo. MC is the reincarnation of one of several aliens that had been living in a research lab on the moon studying humanity. Some of them have special abilities. http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/please_save_my_earth/
Josei. Comedy. MC is a yakuza leader's daughter that is now a school teacher at a delinquents highschool while hiding her identity. http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/gokusen/
Shoujo. In a futuristic Japan, MC becomes the bodyguard of her classmate who is a yakuza lord http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tokyo_crazy_paradise/
Shounen Ai. MC is an angel who fights apparitions that attack humans http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/asterisk/
Shounen Ai. Character Driven. MC just lost his granny who was raising him and moves into the school dorm. Despite being cute, he's a firecracker http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/komatta_toki_ni_wa_hoshi_ni_kike/
Here's also some yaoi with substance that I like
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/to_take_an_enemys_heart/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/hageshii_ame/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/akai_ito_no_shikkou_yuuyo/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sono_koi_ni_wa_wake_ga_aru/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/eto_irokoi_zoushi/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/dark_heaven/?PSHI
also, you talk about "recent" changes like you've been reading this genre for 20 years. There's no recent trend toward "porn without plot." That's an insult to yaoi authors and artists. This genre is what it always has been. The only difference is the people like you who endlessly bitch about it, so don't talk like you know. All this griping only started about three years ago when this new age group flooded onto this site with their unreasonable, spoiled brat demands as opposed to the longstanding, appreciative, grateful audience who were delighted with whatever the artists chose to express. Yes, this makes me angry, which is not a mental health issue but an appropriate response to your horrible attitude.
Maybe you should unclench your asshole instead of defending gay manga on the web.. when did I ever demand something out of anyone? Most stories are terrible on an intellectual level both at portraying LGBT relationships and portraying healthy relationships in general. You being a “longstanding, appreciative, and grateful” audience maybe should tell you something to do better with your life instead of bitching on the internet about how you know everything about this genre. I asked for some recommendations with plot heavy stories and got what I wanted. Take the sign and move on.

I feel like all these new stories recently are just straight out porn with no plot. If you try to criticize the plot or the characters the mass majority of people will get defensive because apparently you can’t say anything about their “sweet little ship.” I understand light, just feel good stories with no intense drama in them and I do enjoy it too. Although some works just have baseless surface level characters with the same old overused plot with an unnecessary amount of intercourse. I won’t even get into the romanticizing rape or abusive partner stories (which is a way too common trend going on) I don’t care what people read but at least admit that what you are reading isn’t a masterpiece like some people claim to. I know none of us are here for award winning work but please try to understand what I mean before saying something. Anyway do you guys have any suggestions for stories actually worth your time?