If the fandom has diminished at all, there are two main reasons why that may be.
1st: Fans of the community are either too embarrassed or insecure to express their liking due o prejudice or judgment
2nd: People who don't understand what the community is all about spread information of gossip that isn't true, giving others the wrong impression. Radicals tend to cause much of that gossip. Like wack jobs who literally prance around like a girl. Yes, the show is intended for Young girls, but that doesn't mean you need to prance around like a sissy queer.
Sadly, there are many folks like that within the community. Your community is exactly how you represent it publicly. One way I like to express myself is with this shirt I found at FYE. When people ask e about it, I tell them there's a lot of awesome music, art, stories and support groups within the community, and that's why I love ithttps://www.fye.com/deadpool-unicorn-ride-it-like-you-stole-it-t-shirt-fye.unicornridetee.html