Dude. I was so evading talking about this, but.

Well, slash is kind of the female equivalent of the straight male interest in transsexuals. That is, the opposite of what culture would predict. So it probably reflects a more direct subcortical effect. Also, there's already data out there about romance novels we can use, which probably overlaps with relationships in fan fic, but we do have a few questions that aren't specific to slash. Maybe we'll have more in the next round.

..........

Not enough dots.

"Transsexuals" who of course are not people, but something that is created and exists solely for the sexual fantasy of straight cis-men. And you see, straight men "interest" in trans women is something.... "subcortical," and very weird. (Dude, I mean, if you wanted to compare it with cis dudes who fetishize trans women -which is kinda different from straight men who are attracted to trans women because the words "straight men" means... they are attracted to women- you are doing it wrong.)

And I love the "data about romance novel."

Get your "science" straight, or out of this Earth. Please.

ETA: I don't know, but it's really something that a lot of cis ladies are going there screaming, "HOW DARE YOU TO COMPARE IT TO MEN DIGGING TRANSSEXUALS. IT'S LESBIAN PORN THE RIGHT COMPARISON." I... uh.