
From your language, I really suggest you and your friend taking a step back and acknowledging why you read what you read.
I agree to it being an environment thing because the men who like watching lesbians have sex and not gay men (in any sort of romantic instance) are indefinitely homophobic, you have the markings of a lesbophobe, my friend :/
Please genuinely try to improve or you'll become a really dangerous person with that mindset (^^)b

Men who enjoy watching lesbians in a sexual sense but dislike gay men in romantic senses are homophobes and you (and your friend/circle of friends) seem to have the markings of a lesbophobe.
From your language I really encourage not only you but your friends to really figure out why you read what you read!
Please take the advice in the comments seriously, to keep this mindset means becoming a dangerous person and that would suck, horribly!! I promise lesbians (and heterosexuals) are really cool!! (^^)b

“Its not my thing” and “im disgusted by it” are different btw. Guys that dgaf abt bl but isnt repulsed by it is a preference, guys who are genuinely disgusted are homophobic/fetishizes women and vice versa for women.
The main point here is u saying ur disgusted by it which is why this argument even exists. Judging by how you only consume bl and yuck to all, its a clear sign of internalized misogyny and possible lesbophobia.
No shade but gurl u cant keep making excuses just bc u know ppl who experienced the same. Keep a narrow mind is all i can say and u asking this means ur aware. Hope u self reflect gl!!
I only indulge myself with BL contents and feel disgusted if i see GL ones. Like i could only tolerate male to male contents. And its not only limited to GL, i also can't read straight manhwas if it has smut TT.