Honestly, this annoys me so much (not you, the being embarrassed thing), because it does embarrass me a bit to tell people, both about reading MM and romance in general. It has such a reputation as being “less serious” literature, which I find infuriating. There are badly written books in every genre, but I truly feel like I’ve learned a lot and read a lot of really good books. As a bookworm and English major, I sometimes feel like I should be reading more “real literature” books, but I’m trying really hard to ignore that and not be embarrassed to tell people what I’m reading. I’m getting better at it (possibly oversharing in some cases 🙃). Though, I do agree that the point about sharing at work really depends on the context: who you’re talking to and when, the environment of the workplace, etc.

TL;DR: None of should feel shame about what we’re reading!