This one states 52% of the respondents self-identified as "bisexual, lesbian, or gay"(page 93). However, page 46 states respondents were "members of the slash community" and "insiders".
Boyd, Kelly Simca. 2001. "One index finger on the mouse scroll bar and the other on my clit": Slash writers' views on pornography, censorship, feminism and risk. PhD diss., Simon Fraser University. http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/8734
I still haven't seen any sampling that would be considered random in that someone chose random samples from archived slash fanfic and then contacted the authors to invite them to participate in a survey. And then do similar samples with gen and het fanfic.
The poll responses seem to be from "insiders" who are already self-selected and/or have probably discouraged people who don't fit their norm. So far the only hypothesis I would hazard is that LiveJournal slash fanfic writers seem to be about evenly divided between "queer" and "heterosexual". Maybe people who answer the polls are just extroverts. Maybe other people are just "it's none of your business" and don't answer.
countess_baltar from LJ (Bachelor of Science (statistics, information systems, calculus, etc.), Master's Degree, and another piece of paper that is considered the equivalent of a PhD.)
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Boyd, Kelly Simca. 2001. "One index finger on the mouse scroll bar and the other on my clit": Slash writers' views on pornography, censorship, feminism and risk. PhD diss., Simon Fraser University. http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/8734
I still haven't seen any sampling that would be considered random in that someone chose random samples from archived slash fanfic and then contacted the authors to invite them to participate in a survey. And then do similar samples with gen and het fanfic.
The poll responses seem to be from "insiders" who are already self-selected and/or have probably discouraged people who don't fit their norm. So far the only hypothesis I would hazard is that LiveJournal slash fanfic writers seem to be about evenly divided between "queer" and "heterosexual". Maybe people who answer the polls are just extroverts. Maybe other people are just "it's none of your business" and don't answer.
countess_baltar from LJ (Bachelor of Science (statistics, information systems, calculus, etc.), Master's Degree, and another piece of paper that is considered the equivalent of a PhD.)