I woke up about an hour ago and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet, so if my reply makes no sense, blame that...
I think that when slash is at its best as you've described -- an accurate portrayal of gay relationships that recognizes their validity -- then that CAN be a feminist thing. Feminism is about more than just women's rights -- in fact I think that feminists owe it to themselves to take up other causes because those causes, while not directly related to women, involve women. Racial issues, for example, affect POC of all kinds but they do have specific ramifications on WOC, and so feminists owe it to themselves to be against racism.
Same is true of gay and lesbian issues. Even if you're talking about a m/m relationship, what you're dealing with is battling traditional views about gender dynamics and sexual dynamics -- feminist issues.
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I think that when slash is at its best as you've described -- an accurate portrayal of gay relationships that recognizes their validity -- then that CAN be a feminist thing. Feminism is about more than just women's rights -- in fact I think that feminists owe it to themselves to take up other causes because those causes, while not directly related to women, involve women. Racial issues, for example, affect POC of all kinds but they do have specific ramifications on WOC, and so feminists owe it to themselves to be against racism.
Same is true of gay and lesbian issues. Even if you're talking about a m/m relationship, what you're dealing with is battling traditional views about gender dynamics and sexual dynamics -- feminist issues.