Touch of the Hand

Fanfiction
Title:	Touch of the Hand
Author(s):	Bonnie Guyan
Date(s):	1985
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Touch of the Hand is a Kirk/Spock story by Bonnie Guyan.

It was published in the print zine Naked Times #6.

Summary

"Spock invites Kirk to a planet where women are kept separate and only visited for procreation and the men form relationships only with each other."

Reactions and Reviews

One thing I like about NAKED TIMES Is that when I look for originality there, I often find it. NT6 Is certainly a good example of this. Most unusual was TOUCH OF THE HAND in which Spock takes Kirk to visit a culture where there is institutionalized homosexuality. What is interesting about the story is not the culture itself, but the portrayal of Spock as someone who recognized the homosexual element in himself and was comfortable with it long before the story began. Kirk on the other hand, hadnt even thought about the possibility of homosex. Usually, if either of the pair is well-versed in all modes of sexuality, it's Kirk. So that was an unexpected reversal. Yet I did find the ending too pat. The conflict between Kirk and Spock over homosexuality should not have been resolved so easily. It is common for writers in fandom to build stories around issues that are too big for the space of a short story. It really is a pity when this happens. TOUCH OF THE HAND had so much potential.