So by the 1980s all is well in terms of Star Trek fandom and the media, right?…Well, that depends on what type of Star Trek fan you are. For slashers, the public eye was something to be feared and avoided. (Read more about the risks of being an early slash fan on Fanlore).
But on occasion, even the unwanted eye could be friendly, as in the above 1984 Baltimore Sun article. Nonetheless, most of slash fandom was not pleased with their fan fiction being exposed to a wider audience.*
Source: The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) · Fri, Mar 16, 1984 · Page 13 “Under-the-counter magazine presents alternative Treks” by Wiley Hall 3rd
*Read more about the fic mentioned in the article