Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Fanfic and Orientation

Statistical analysis shows that queer orientations are heavily represented among people involved in slash (same-sex) fanworks.  I'm not surprised.  I also hypothesize that fanfic has helped the gay rights movement by making literature in which queer behavior is not unthinkable, but rather adorable.  People get used to it, and that's progress.  Similarly original material featuring queer relationships is helpful, and I suspect that again a lot of folks into original queer lit are themselves some flavor of queer -- plus some straight allies who may be heterosexual but bi-reading-romantic.
Tags: fantasy, gender studies, news, science fiction
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  • 11 comments
lyonesse

lyonesse

January 10 2014, 13:24:31 UTC 7 years ago

i believe k/s fic (the ship that gave us the word "slash") was primarily written by and for straight women, kind of like 'lesbian porn' for men who dig women. seems to me k/s started a better cultural trend or six, though :)
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

January 10 2014, 23:54:10 UTC 7 years ago

That sounds about right.