The number of "not-straight" people is probably higher than the polls suggest due to the number of fans who choose not to out themselves online and therefore will not participate in the poll.
Also, I have to ask: if you read (and write) a lot of fiction about gay people, are you "a normal straight woman"? The original intent of people saying that was to present us as non-threatening, mainstream people. Why is there still so much emphasis on "normal" and "straight"? Why do so many slashers want to be seen that way? Fear that queer-bashing will extend to those of us who are normally safe in a little cocoon of straight privilege? I'm thinking of this because I just heard that a well-known slasher has been "outed" in Real Life and it's having serious consequences for her. And I'm certainly aware of many slashers who keep it a secret from family,employers, etc.
What you've done here is great, but let's take it further - let's ask ourselves - if your slash life is in the closet - just how "normal and straight" are you? Are we normal, and do we want to be? If so, why?
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Also, I have to ask: if you read (and write) a lot of fiction about gay people, are you "a normal straight woman"? The original intent of people saying that was to present us as non-threatening, mainstream people. Why is there still so much emphasis on "normal" and "straight"? Why do so many slashers want to be seen that way? Fear that queer-bashing will extend to those of us who are normally safe in a little cocoon of straight privilege? I'm thinking of this because I just heard that a well-known slasher has been "outed" in Real Life and it's having serious consequences for her. And I'm certainly aware of many slashers who keep it a secret from family,employers, etc.
What you've done here is great, but let's take it further - let's ask ourselves - if your slash life is in the closet - just how "normal and straight" are you? Are we normal, and do we want to be? If so, why?