Strange Bedfellows (APA)/Issue 007

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Strange Bedfellows 7 was published in November 1994 and contains about 89 pages. 
There were 35 members sharing 23 subscriptions. 
The OE wrote: "Note that I am now reachable by email. I don't promise a faster response to it than to a letter, though."
==Mystery==
Issue #8 includes several fans' comments about a long rant by M. Fae Glasgow that was supposedly in issue #7. Glasgow's trib does not, however, appear in that table of contents, nor in all copies.
 
It was reprinted in #9 with the title: "Two Heads reprise (should have been in #7)," as well as this note: 
==From the OE==
 
 
==Some Topics Discussed in "Strange Tongues"==
* a retyped article called "Cumming Along, AIDS education gets (il)licit" by Mari Georgeson, source not credited, includes a photo of two naked men washing their dildos in a automatic dishwasher
* the differences between many American and British Blake's 7 fanfics
* comments on Blake's 7 Avatars in Pro Books
* comments about homosexuality in the Sime~Gen universe
* comments about this author's Eroica/Wiseguy story in a previous issue
* comments about Matthew Thorn's article about shojo manga, touches upon Joanna Russ and her examination of Kirk/Spock fanfiction
* comments about "Changeling," a Japanese novel about a brother and sister who switch places
* some thoughts on the origins on song lyrics used in fan fiction
* about conflict and how it plays out in stories about Del Tarrant
* about Desert Peach and its slashiness
* comments about U2
* comments about Lymond Chronicles
* what is "gay" or "bi"?
* comments on Del Tarrant portrayal in fan fiction, plus an apology
* comments about cultural differences and fanworks in Japan and Western countries
* comments about The X-Files
===Excerpts from "Strange Tongues"===
 
== Some Topics Discussed in "DZ -- Cat's Deviation #(7+?)"==
* Sam/Al 
* sitcoms, Perfect Strangers, The Odd Couple
* Vas/Dex
* Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
* "S&H is the only series where the episodes are more slashy than the slash stories."
* more ongoing admiration for anything Miguel Ferrer
* humorous comments on bestiality
* "And you still have promised me a Guy of Gisburn/Robert de Rainauit slash story. If after all that waiting it only turns out to be a one or two pager, I think I'm going to cry."
* a lack of interest in talking about sports
* comments about the comments by Melissa Scott in an article published in a previous issue of "Strange Bedfellows"
* the Gor books
===Excerpts from "DZ -- Cat's Deviation #(7+?)"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Ghost Speaker"==
* the We're Not Gay, We Just Love Each Other conversation and categorizing fiction
* while not a fan of Quantum Leap slash due to the fact the characters can't physically touch each other and because they are both portrayed as heterosexual characters, this fan is quite aware of how much Sam/Al slash is available
* original fiction, like fan fiction, can also be terrible
* fans sometimes use ageism to dismiss Leonard McCoy and George Cowley as sexual and/or attractive
* science fiction writing and the Everybody is Gay trope
=== Excerpts from "Ghost Speaker"===
 
 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Weirdness on a Swan's Song"==
* Fannish Drift and following/watching an actor from one show from another
* choosing to write in a fandom that is closer to one's own culture
=== Excerpts from "Weirdness on a Swan's Song"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Yamibutoh"==
* much about Japanese culture
* a comment on a warning in the last issue about loaning items or money to another fan
* having David Bowie as her first "slash" idol, being impressed by a singer's image rather than the lyrics
* comments about "professional "June' comics (pronounced "Junay)" and the line between professional and amateur Japanese slash
* Comicate, descriptions
* the popularity of cross dressing in Japan
=== Excerpts from "Yamibutoh"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Slash is Everywhere"==
* comments about The X-Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Quantum Leap
* "Fascinating observation (re THE X FILES and QUANTUM LEAP) - if women are portrayed as equals, will "/" become obsolete?" 
* "There's certainly plenty of slash in the QL universe; that "untouchable" aspect has just inspired a lot of writers to come up with some very creative ways around it."
=== Excerpts from "Slash is Everywhere"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Desert Blooms"==
* Music RPF
* U2 slash and a shared verse that this fan is writing with another fan
* comments/review of the book "My Dearest Holmes" by Rohase Piercy published by Gay Men's Press
* comments about Robert Plant and Jimmy Page in MTV's "Unledded" - "They both looked happy and healthy. [...] This fandom could exist on the hair alone!"
* the history of song lyrics in fan fiction
* slash, generalizations about women, and wanting/not wanting anonymous sex
* what one writes about in fan fiction isn't what the author believes/is is real life
* Babylon 5, its complexities, how it is a show that benefits from having a VCR
===Excerpts from "Desert Blooms"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Notes of a Neophyte"==
* difficulties of being a PhD grad student
* compartmentalizing friendships and relationships
== Some Topics Discussed in "With Friends Like These..."==
* Quantum Leap, Al's homophobia, and fan fiction apologists
* "I dislike ST: The Pepsi Generation and have never seen DS9, but your comments make me very, very curious about Quark/Odo."
* comments about Mice and Men (this fan's art was used to illo that story)
* this apa has a reputation for being academic/"eggheadedness"
* why so many fan fics with Del Tarrant as a rapist?
* opinions on the Vila/Tarrant pairing
* opinions about Del Tarrant and his maturity
* homophobia in the Sime~Gen universe by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
* comments on hurt/comfort
* comment about the 1988 essay by Edi Bjorklund, Thinking About Slash/Thinking About Women
=== Excerpts from "With Friends Like These..."===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Hello to SBF"==
* this fan's fannish journey
* AUs, vids and vidding
* camera work as a creator and disrupter
* MUDS
=== Excerpts from "Hello to SBF"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Lavender Lilies" ==
* this fan has a new computer and is now surfing the internet
* comparing personal definitions of slash to The Wave Theory
* discussion about the trope We're Not Gay We Just Love Each Other
* comments regarding a story the author wrote, Shadows Over the Land
* the differences between writing m/m slash and f/f slash, overcoming barriers of intimacy and heroism
* is The X-Files breaking down barriers between slash and het erotic fan fiction?
* gender and being online
* a lengthy description of a Venn diagram
* the appeal of unequal power relationships in fiction
* comments on trans people, the movie The Crying Game
=== Excerpts from "Lavender Lilies"===
 
== Some Topics Discussed in "When Correctly Viewed"==
* this fan's trib is shorter than usual as she has lost her free access to a photocopier, and going online to talk about slash subjects has taken her energy and interest away from this print apa
* comments on the apazine, Terra Nostra Underground
* acafans
* comments about From Eroica with Love
* hypertext and electronic fiction
* comments about books by Tepper, LeGuin, Heinlein, C.S. Lewis
*n Music RPF
=== Excerpts from "When Correctly Viewed"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "For the World is Hollow and I Fell Off the Edge"==
* comments about Alien Nation, Forever Knight, Star Trek: DS9
* fans spending more time online at Virgule-L rather than in this print apa
* much about The X-Files, the relationship between Scully and Mulder, the seemingly lack of slash talk about Mulder and any other male character
* much about Quantum Leap, and the slash implications, or lack there of
=== Excerpts from "For the World is Hollow and I Fell Off the Edge"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "To Be Announced"==
* comments on a show on Satellite, "The Wanderer"
* comments on shows, "The Champions" and "Legend" 
* brief mentions of Babylon 5, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* comments about hurt/comfort, her fondness for the Pros story, Journey's End
 
===Excerpts from "To Be Announced"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Unknown Unsecrets Unspoken"==
=== Excerpts from "Unknown Unsecrets Unspoken"===
== References==
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