Well, I am seriously trying to explore a somewhat "subversive" topic in Sherlockiana (the world of Sherlock Holmes fans and scholars). Whether it be in sly humour or serious discussion, the idea of Holmes and Watson as lovers keeps popping up, and I thought it would be great to collect together all such "slash" things. Though suggestions of homosexuality or bisexuality in our detective duo may be "sacrilege" to some people, they're justifiable and intriguing ideas to others.
I think that some of my Sherlockian friends would be shocked to know that I am making this site, but I couldn't resist. Despite the popular idea that Holmes-related smut or slash can be readily found on the internet, I have personally combed both the web and Usenet for "Holmes AND slash", coming up with almost nil. Instead, I found a gazillion slash fiction pages for just about every TV fandom that exists. Even the stupid TV shows, possessing one-dimensional characters that you wouldn't think could be slashed, are slashed. Why not Holmes and Watson too, when Sherlockiana is a literate and devoted fandom much older and larger than all the other pathetic fandoms combined?
So I want to collect and support nontraditional readings of Holmes's and Watson's canonical relationship. I emphasize, this site does not seek to stir up a political issue, or to say that Holmes and Watson MUST be read this way. (Yes, two people working closely together does NOT have to suggest a sexual attraction. After all, in real life Johnson and his Boswell--possessing a similarly famous relationship of brilliant mind to faithful chronicler--left ample evidence that they were definitely not homosexual.) However, this site is definitely about leaving open the possibility that Holmes and Watson CAN be read this way.
So, I shall devote this page to both fiction and essays related to slashing Holmes and Watson. I think I shall also include any pastiche using Rex Stout's "Watson Was a Woman" theory because, though it's not strictly slash, such a pastiche could very well get into some interesting gender/sexuality issues if, as I believe, Ms. Watson cross-dressed in order to have the freedom of accompanying Holmes on all his adventures. And if Holmes liked the cross-dressing, well....