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.
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ysabetwordsmith

Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

January 11 2014, 04:01:16 UTC 7 years ago

>> I am fairly certain growing up reading Marion Zimmer Bradley and Mercedes Lackey helped me come to terms not only with my own bisexuality, but with being open to non-hetero sexualities in general. <<

I enjoyed those stories a lot. *chuckle* But my earliest examples were Sam/Frodo and Bert/Ernie. I was bemused when I found out that not everyone perceived them as couples.

>> ...that and the Penthouse magazines I wasn't supposed to find, which had a lot of lesbian activity ;-) <<

Hee! I was partial to Playboy myself.
aldersprig

Re: Thoughts

aldersprig

January 13 2014, 14:43:36 UTC 7 years ago

I liked both, but the Penthouse is the one I remember having lesbian spreads.