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The first slash story to be published in a fanzine was "[[A Fragment Out of Time]]" by [[Diane Marchant]], published in ''[[Grup]]'' in 1974. After this, other ''Star Trek'' slash stories appeared in some fanzines, slowly picking up steam through the end of the decade with entire [[fanzine]]s devoted to slash, and eventually [[slash conventions]].
The first slash story to be published in a fanzine was "[[A Fragment Out of Time]]" by [[Diane Marchant]], published in ''[[Grup]]'' in 1974. After this, other ''Star Trek'' slash stories appeared in some fanzines, slowly picking up steam through the end of the decade with entire [[fanzine]]s devoted to slash, and eventually [[slash conventions]].
In the 1980s, more fandoms joined the slash scene, including [[Starsky & Hutch]], [[The Professionals]], and [[Blake's 7]]. As more [[m/m|male/male]] pairs were slashed, fans started to conceptualize slash as a genre unto itself rather than individual phenomena unique to particular characters or shows.
In the 1980s, more fandoms joined the slash scene, including [[Starsky & Hutch]], [[The Professionals]], and [[Blake's 7]]. As more [[m/m|male/male]] pairs were slashed, fans started to conceptualize slash as a genre unto itself rather than individual phenomena unique to particular characters or shows. A fan in March 1980 wrote: {{Quotation|
One has to be careful with &'s and /'s these days! I used to make that mistake, using [[K/S]] all the time for speed -- luckily the people I was writing to didn't know either, so they intercepted my meaning correctly. I am indebted to [Sue S], [Sue M], and the rest of [[DobeyCon]] I ... (<u>After</u> I bought "Forever Autumn," I may add! These business persons aren't daft!) You may gather I am not in favor of [[S/H]]. Or [[K/S]]. As for Han Solo and Chewie, or Hawkeye and B.J. references -- I don't feel well! This whole thing is getting out of hand, not to mention boring. What's the point? <ref> [[S and H (Starsky and Hutch letterzine)|S and H]] #13 (1980) </ref>}}
The [[Robin of Sherwood Fandom and Slash Fanworks|absence of slash]] in [[Robin of Sherwood]] 1980s fandom provides a case study of how insecure slash fandom was about itself and its legitimacy<ref>Fans respected a polite request from the show's creator Richard Carpenter and refrained from publishing slash stories based on this show's main characters.</ref>, but in the [[History of Slash Fandom#Slash and the Arrival of the Internet|internet age]], slash has become increasingly normalized.
The [[Robin of Sherwood Fandom and Slash Fanworks|absence of slash]] in [[Robin of Sherwood]] 1980s fandom provides a case study of how insecure slash fandom was about itself and its legitimacy<ref>Fans respected a polite request from the show's creator Richard Carpenter and refrained from publishing slash stories based on this show's main characters.</ref>, but in the [[History of Slash Fandom#Slash and the Arrival of the Internet|internet age]], slash has become increasingly normalized.