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Western scholars have identified these as evidence of homosexuality in Japan. Though these relations had existed in Japan for millennia, they became most apparent to scholars during the Tokugawa (or Edo) period. Historical practices identified by scholars as homosexual include shudō (衆道), wakashudō (若衆道) and nanshoku (男色).
In 1975, twelve women became the first group of women in Japan to publicly identify as lesbians, publishing one issue of a magazine called Subarashi Onna (Wonderful Women). [12] In the 1980s in Tokyo, a group of lesbians who spoke English began to form, and in 1985 they started having in-person gatherings called uiikuendo ("weekends") as part ...
Linguistic history. Only recently has the Japanese language begun to distinguish sex and gender. Additionally, no explicit connection had been made prior between gender and sexual preference. The Japanese adopted the English term gender (ジェンダー, jendā) to describe cultural
Sep 13, 2021 · This series will explore the varied queer and allied scene across Japan: the trailblazers of Japan’s LGBTQ rights movement, the flamboyant performers and cutting-edge artists, and the foreign-born residents who have carved out a place for themselves in this thriving international scene.
Feb 15, 2017 · Read this article. In this essay, I examine the mobilisation of lesbian history in the construction and support of the idea of a Japanese lesbian community. I begin in postwar Japan, when we can find evidence for a sense of community among women who link their identities to their desire for other women, and when we see the first generation of ...
- James Welker
- 2017
May 21, 2021 · Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activists in Japan and their allies have for years been pressing the Diet, the national parliament, to introduce legislation that protects...
May 28, 2015 · SocietyLifestyleMay 28, 2015. A new ordinance in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward recognizing same-sex partnerships has drawn headlines around the world and started wider discussion of LGBT issues within...
