Well, as an almost-year-old slasher, I might be able to give you some answer on the why. As my beliving appareance are not important, especially for love. And gender to me is just another appeareance, therefore, non-important. Gender is just another genetic condition as the color of the hair or the eyes. Love transcends that.

Many times, woman find slash appealing for the exact same reason you quote. Thinking of man having sex is hot, having two men having sex is hotter.

Also, those who believes that appeareance is not important, are most likely to believe that a solid romantic relationship must start with friendship. One wants to find a best friend in our partner. K/S already has the friendship, and they are to people that completel fit each other.

Another important point, most based om pshicology, is projection. One usually have a character that would like to oneself. But as one is not part of its world, the logic thing is grab the most similar character to oneself and pair it with our 'love-interest'.

This last two thing also fits with heterosexual pairings.

In my case, there is a lot of projection. I had always looked a 'best friend' in a partner. And after having paired 3 similar ships: House/Wilson, Holmes/Watson and lately Kirk/Spock, I found a big paralelism that might be the indicator of something.

Actually, after it I found out I were bisexual (because of my believing of appareances are not important) and that I might be in love with my best friend (and that remains in might because I'm unsure if its real or I'm obssesing to much with slash). And yes, homophobic is annoying. And non-homophobic is also. I have a friend who knows about my slash and even though she doesn't understand it she accepts it. But she keeps saying 'You're crazy!'. And she gets annoyed everytime I insist too much in the House/Wilson.

Maybe we have to wait till the 23rd century, when sexuality is not more a hot topic!! XD

wow!! it was awesome and hilarious!! beautiful!!!