actually getting into yuri makes you realize that the notion of yuri being made for straight men who fetishize lesbians is a misconception. while yes, there might be some yuri that's problematic, a lot of it is just regular love stories between two girls. some of it is more lighthearted, some are more realistic to the experiences of queer women. there's lots of yuri actually aimed at girls and women (such as kase san which is a shojo and run away with me girl which is a josei. revolutionary girl utena, one of the most popuar yuri, is shojo).
and a lot of yuri fans i've seen, including myself, are queer women who find themselves represented in the genre. as an aroace lesbian i felt truly represented by yuu koito from bloom into you and himari kino from whisper me a love song. there's a lot more positive representation than you think in the yuri genre. you just have to look