Why DO you write(/read) fanfic with female characters? or: Why DO you write(/read) femmeslash?

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Title:	Why DO you write(/read) fanfic with female characters? or: Why DO you write(/read) femmeslash?
Creator:	various fans
Date(s):	May 3, 2014
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Why DO you write(/read) fanfic with female characters? or: Why DO you write(/read) femmeslash? is a question asked by saathi1013 on tumblr.

I see so many posts explaining why people write dudeslash, why they don't write about female characters...

Let's flip this around and celebrate presence instead of justifying absence (feel free to make your own post and tag it with #FandomLovesFemaleCharacters):

Why DO you write(/read) fanfic with female characters? or: Why DO you write(/read) femmeslash?

It gained a number of responses both in the notes of the original post and in separate write ups:

• Response by soyeahso, ^{Archived version}
• Response by unwind-myself, ^{Archived version}
• Response by consultingpiskies, ^{Archived version}
• On personal motivations for writing f/f fiction, ^{Archived version} by havingbeenbreathedout
• Response by isilienelenihin, ^{Archived version}
• Response by malainastarling, ^{Archived version}