Article Rec: Has Slash Made the World Better For Gay Men?

[elrhiarhodan]

Jessica Freely's ( annesible ) excellent blog, Friskbiskit  (the one that pointed the way for me to the White Collar fandom back in January) has a link to an excellent article about the relationship between slash and the emergence of gay rights in America (and beyond).  The article, "Has Slash Made The World Better For Gay Men? appears in AfterElton, and is the first of two parts.

The article opens by making the connection that the very first slash story - “Ring of Shoshern,” about a relationship between Kirk and Spock, published the year before the Stonewall riots in New York City, was an equally important moment for gay rights.

Rather than recap this excellent and thoughtful piece here, I'm going to ask you to read it and let me know what you think.