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The Simple Feeling and Beyond: Kirk and Spock’s Place in Queer History
The modern understanding of queerness and fandom, in all its myriad forms and complexities, owes the lion’s share of thanks to James T. Kirk and Spock. That might’ve been because Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was fully on board with implying that they were queer.
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Hmm...I know Roddenberry acknowledged it but I don't know that he wanted to encourage it. I remember reading the novelization of the original motion picture with an in-character footnote from Kirk acknowledging the rumors and putting them to rest. "Why in the world would I take a lover who only comes into heat once every seven years?"
Roddenberry was probably just acknowledging with a wink and a nudge what Golden Era, female-Trekkies, already fantasized about. They were the original "fangirl" fiction demographic, pioneering that oh-so-over-the-top genre: "slash-fiction." In fact, if one may be so bold, they serve as the pioneers to that horrific monstrosity known as "50 Shades of Grey" who's author cut her teeth on Twilight fanfiction.
I agree..It was those two, as far as I can tell,who gave slash it's big push.