Marian asked:
That depends how you define slash. I thought the word was used to
describe
all stories that depict some of the main characters as homosexual or lesbian, whether those stories contain explicit sex or not.
But the story I cited is not considered het adult because it deals with other-sex sexual involvement. I agree with Tavia that it's unfair ghettoization to say a story is non-gen merely because the pairing is two males or two females, if the story itself is U-rated (G-rated).
Seriously, is there a standard definition of slash?
Around here, we can't agree on anything. But the STIFfie awards for slash material appearing in print fanzines use the criterion of written works that "deal with the premise of same sex physical relationships, although not necessarily explicitly."
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