Index: chapterx-frontend/src/pages/browse/BrowsePage.tsx
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--- chapterx-frontend/src/pages/browse/BrowsePage.tsx	(revision b62cefc14094ca5ac7154f7d48797a1e6c444935)
+++ chapterx-frontend/src/pages/browse/BrowsePage.tsx	(revision 3ae4bab8dcf6c40690ba2765146e7e1f70fa3a2f)
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@
   { value: 'recent', label: 'Most Recent' },
   { value: 'views', label: 'Most Viewed' },
-  { value: 'comments', label: 'Most Discussed' },
 ]
 
@@ -26,5 +25,5 @@
     let list = stories.filter(s => s.status === 'published')
 
-    if (!showMatureContent && !currentUser) {
+    if (!showMatureContent) {
       list = list.filter(s => !s.mature_content)
     }
@@ -47,6 +46,5 @@
       case 'recent': return [...list].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.created_at).getTime() - new Date(a.created_at).getTime())
       case 'views': return [...list].sort((a, b) => b.total_views - a.total_views)
-      case 'comments': return [...list].sort((a, b) => b.total_comments - a.total_comments)
-      default: return list
+default: return list
     }
   }, [stories, search, selectedGenres, sort, showMatureContent, currentUser])
Index: chapterx-frontend/src/pages/browse/GenrePage.tsx
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--- chapterx-frontend/src/pages/browse/GenrePage.tsx	(revision b62cefc14094ca5ac7154f7d48797a1e6c444935)
+++ chapterx-frontend/src/pages/browse/GenrePage.tsx	(revision 3ae4bab8dcf6c40690ba2765146e7e1f70fa3a2f)
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@
 export const GenresListPage: React.FC = () => {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const { genres } = useStoryStore()
+  const { genres, stories } = useStoryStore()
+  const publishedStories = stories.filter(s => s.status === 'published')
 
   return (
@@ -68,5 +69,5 @@
               <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-4">
                 <p className="font-serif font-semibold text-white text-center">{genre.name}</p>
-                <p className="text-white/60 text-xs mt-1">{genre.story_count} stories</p>
+                <p className="text-white/60 text-xs mt-1">{publishedStories.filter(s => s.genres.some(g => g.toLowerCase() === genre.name.toLowerCase())).length} stories</p>
               </div>
               <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/20 group-hover:bg-black/10 transition-colors" />