You're also conflating "fandom," "fanfiction," and "anti-gay (or gender) bias."
No, I'm saying that historically & in practice they have been conflated. And in some people's experience, being a fanfic writer *feels like* being gay, like being queer. It can feel like being closeted, it can feel like coming out. I'm not saying it's a logical connection, but for many people there *is* a psychological connection. It's parallel (I'm not sure that's the word I want) to the similarities of experience in Chris Glaser's Coming Out as Sacrament (http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Out-Sacrament-Chris-Glaser/dp/0664257488/). Glaser argues that being truthful about oneself is seriously holy, especially when it's an uphill climb.
Unlike the OP, I don't mean to imply that it is always this way. But her comparison is not completely 100% off-the-wall, IMHO, and it does point to a commonality.
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No, I'm saying that historically & in practice they have been conflated. And in some people's experience, being a fanfic writer *feels like* being gay, like being queer. It can feel like being closeted, it can feel like coming out. I'm not saying it's a logical connection, but for many people there *is* a psychological connection. It's parallel (I'm not sure that's the word I want) to the similarities of experience in Chris Glaser's Coming Out as Sacrament (http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Out-Sacrament-Chris-Glaser/dp/0664257488/). Glaser argues that being truthful about oneself is seriously holy, especially when it's an uphill climb.
Unlike the OP, I don't mean to imply that it is always this way. But her comparison is not completely 100% off-the-wall, IMHO, and it does point to a commonality.