| Description |
vi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"The first ever in-depth view of queer life in Japan"--Back cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A Lesbian in Hokkaido / Kirara -- A Bisexual Life / Kazumi Malsunaga -- Ten Year's Worth of Experience / Satoru Tanaka -- Who's a Lesbian? The Story of a Male-to-Female Transsexual / Mako -- My Gay Life / Kanta Sakamoto -- One Since Birth / Kido Ran -- Hopes and Dreams / Satoru Itoh -- A Married Woman / Anonymous -- Coming Out Affirms My Sensitivity / Kayoko Shirakawa -- An Actor in Japanese Pink Films: An Interview with Koichi Imaizumi -- Blessed as Homosexual / Aika Taira -- Tachi, Mother, Woman, The Many Faces of Love / Saho Asada -- A Young Woman's Story / Kikumi -- One of Those People / Hiroshi Aoki -- Nora / Etsuko Itoh -- Interview with Nakamura Yu -- Out of the Silence / Kazuo -- Lesbian=Woman / Naeko -- Appendix I: The Story of Women Who Love Women in Japan: A Survey of Japanese Lesbians -- Appendix II: Excerpts from BiNet -- Appendix III: Japan's First Homosexual Discrimination Suit. |
| Summary |
In Japan, homosexuality has never been legally or socially acceptable, and Japanese culture refused to believe lesbianism even existed. Until recently no terms even existed to describe it. This book takes the lid off homosexuality in Japan. |
| Subject |
Sexual minorities -- Japan.
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Sexual minorities. |
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Japan. |
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Gay men -- Japan.
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Gay men. |
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Lesbians -- Japan.
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Lesbians. |
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Bisexuals -- Japan.
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Bisexuals. |
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Transgender people -- Japan.
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Transgender people. |
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Lesbians -- Japan -- Personal narratives. |
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Gay men -- Japan -- Personal narratives. |
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Bisexuals -- Japan -- Personal narratives. |
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Transsexuals -- Japan -- Personal narratives. |
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LGBTQ+ people. |
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Sexual minorities. |
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Gay men. |
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Lesbians. |
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Bisexual people. |
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Transgender people. |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Summerhawk, Barbara.
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McMahill, Cheiron.
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McDonald, Darren.
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| Added Title |
Japanese lesbians, gays, transsexuals, and bisexuals |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Queer Japan. Norwich, Vt. : New Victoria Publishers, 1998 (OCoLC)652115005 |
| ISBN |
1892281007 |
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9781892281005 |
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0934678979 |
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9780934678971 |
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