People *have* lost their jobs for writing slash. People *have* had it used against them in child custody cases. People *have* had their zines confiscated by customs agents.
AFAIK, all these people have been women.
Are pink and blood-red the same color? No, but they're in the same part of the spectrum.
Denying equal marriage rights is not the same thing as violent gay bashing, but they're in the same part of the spectrum, they're two different shades of the same thing. Fanfic in general and slash in particular are also -- or can be, and often have been -- light shades of the queer experience.
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AFAIK, all these people have been women.
Are pink and blood-red the same color? No, but they're in the same part of the spectrum.
Denying equal marriage rights is not the same thing as violent gay bashing, but they're in the same part of the spectrum, they're two different shades of the same thing. Fanfic in general and slash in particular are also -- or can be, and often have been -- light shades of the queer experience.