An interesting to note: in the 90's Yuri was vastly popular among women. (Shoujo origin)
One notable example that we can relate to is Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena. IMHO it's hugely popular to men now.
Here's the wiki article for it.
But I'm quite curious too, what's the collective term for Yuri fanboys? Lillie's perhaps?
A given mission, mechanical assault, manufactured devotion.
Red eyes, an upside-down form. Even the twisted shape was made to be that way.
No matter how cruel the slaughter, worse than a demon's,
or how gentle the kindness, greater than an angel's,
a machine has neither will nor madness—only code, and a few bugs.
So why, then, does it feel so unbearably sad?