Thank you so, so much for gathering this information. It's interesting on an academic level, of course (and as part of the recent should-women-write-about-gay-men debate), but I'm mostly thanking you because this info means so much to me personally. I've only recently come to terms with the fact that I am much more attracted to women than I am to men. At the same time, though, I read and very much enjoy slash. Considering how many people take it as a given that only straight women read and write slash, it's made me question (yet again) my identity and the nature of my desires. It's painful second guessing something that was so difficult to admit in the first place. It's also painful feeling as if I shouldn't enjoy slash even though it has given me comfort and reassurance at a time in my life when I am incredibly confused.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for letting me know I'm not alone.