Table of Contents

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Fan Fiction
• 1.2 Slash Fan Fiction
• 1.3 Intentions of this Study
• 1.4 Limitations of this Study
• 1.5 Ethics
• 1.6 Method

2. The Participants: Demographics and Discussion

• 2.1 Sex
• 2.2 Sexual Orientation
• 2.3 Location and Language
• 2.4 Age
• 2.5 Occupation

3. Slash Reading

• 3.1 History of Reading
• 3.1.1 Analysis method
• 3.1.2 Results
• 3.2 Reading Time - Hours per Week
• 3.2.1 Analysis method
• 3.2.2 Results
• 3.2.3 Influences on reading time
• 3.2.4 Heavy readers
• 3.3 Preferred Ratings
• 3.3.1 Analysis method
• 3.3.2 Results
• 3.3.3 Variations in Preferred Ratings
• 3.3.4 Strong preferences
• 3.3.5 Slight preferences
• 3.3.6 Influences on preferred ratings
• 3.4 Conclusion

4. Slash Writing

• 4.1 History of Writing
• 4.1.1 Analysis method
• 4.1.2 Results
• 4.2 Writing Time - Hours per Week
• 4.2.1 Analysis method
• 4.2.2 Results
• 4.3 Preferred Ratings
• 4.3.1 Analysis method
• 4.3.2 Results
• 4.4 Variations in Preferred Ratings
• 4.5 Posting Work
• 4.5.1 Results
• 4.5.2 Reasons to Post
• 4.5.3 Reasons not to Post
• 4.6 Conclusion

5. The Attraction of Slash

• 5.1 Analysis of Results
• 5.2 Commonly Reported Reasons
• 5.2.1 Sex
• 5.2.2 Emotion / love
• 5.2.3 Character / relationship
• 5.2.4 Freedom – sexual, social, gender
• 5.2.5 Good writing
• 5.2.6 Extension of text / self
• 5.2.7 Do not know
• 5.3 Less Commonly Reported Reasons
• 5.3.1 Seeing men
• 5.3.2 Slash is no different from het
• 5.3.3 The slash community
• 5.3.4 Education / curiosity
• 5.3.5 Empowerment / validation
• 5.3.6 No Mary Sue's
• 5.3.7 No self in it
• 5.3.8 Self in it
• 5.3.9 Submissive feminine men
• 5.3.10 No women, no jealousy
• 5.3.11 Reducing homophobia
• 5.3.12 Tolkien world
• 5.4 Slash communities and the Internet

6. Discovering Slash

• 6.1 Place of Discovery
• 6.2 Intention to Discover
• 6.3 Initial Reactions to Slash
• 6.3.1 Strong negative
• 6.3.2 Mild negative
• 6.3.3 Neutral
• 6.3.4 Mild positive
• 6.3.5 Strong positive
• 6.3.6 Mixed reactions
• 6.3.7 Initial reactions and underage readers
• 6.4 Influences on Becoming a Slash Reader or Writer
• 6.5 Conclusion

7. Slash and Real Life

8. Future Research

9. References

Appendix A - Invitation to Participate

Appendix B - The Questionnaire

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