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Subject(s)

• Gay people—Japan—Biography [Browse]
• Sexual minorities—Japan [Browse]

Homosaurus term(s)

• LGBTQ+ people [Browse]

Related name

• McLelland, Mark J., 1966-2020 [Browse]
• Suganuma, Katsuhiko [Browse]
• Welker, James [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Biographies [Browse]

Series

Studies of modern Japan [More in this series]

Summary note

"Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker bring together historical and contemporary narratives that contribute to the study of sexual identities in Japan. These stories trace the evolution of queer voices in Japan with analyses of the presence of homosexuality in the Japanese Imperial Army, the development of Japan's first gay bars, and same-sex experiences in the pre- and postwar periods. This book offers a variety of perspectives, including a range of male-to-female and female-to-male transgender voices and experiences. The broad scope of this volume makes it an invaluable text for understanding the development of Japanese sex and gender categories in the twentieth century. Queer Voices from Japan is a compelling read that will appeal to those interested in Asian studies and human sexuality."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-338) and index.

Contents

• A visit with Yuasa Yoshiko, a dandy scholar of Russian literature / Sawbe Hitomi
• My career in Danshoku: notes on sodomy / Kondo Takashi
• Nostalgia for my time in the army: concerning male nudity / Morihara Taichi
• Minyak Kelapa-a fragrant breeze of homosexuality / Namiki Sansaku
• Confessions of a problem: a round-table discussion with male prostitutes / Setoguchi Torao [and others]
• Grand Sodomia Conference: a discussion of the joys and agonies of homosexuality / Ujiya Tomiyoshi [and others]
• Lifestyles in the gay bars / Kabiya Kazuhito
• Roundtable: female homos here we go / Saijo Michio [and others]
• The era of dandy beauties / Toyama Hitomi
• "Wakakusa no Kai": the first fifteen years of japan's original lesbian organization / Sawabe Hitomi
• They've got their happy faces on: the birth of "Regumi no Gomame" / Hisada Megumi
• Japan's lesbian movement: looking back on where we came from / Izumo Marou [and others]
• Lesbians living in the mountains / Sawabe Hitomi
• Breaking gender rules without remorse / Noriko Kohashi
• True tales from Ni-chome / Otsuka Takashi
• Togo Ken, the legendary Okama: burning with sexual desire and revolt / Oikawa Kenji
• Who should be ashamed of whom? / Hirano Hiroaki
• Reflections on the Tokyo lesbian and gay parade 2000 / Sunagawa Hideki)
• How I became an FtM transgender gay / Fujio Takafumi)
• My life as a "woman" / Mitsuhashi Junko
• My life as a hustler / Akira the Hustler.

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ISBN

• 9780739121597 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
• 0739121596 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
• 9780739108659 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
• 0739108654 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2006038565

OCLC

76937278

International Article Number

• 9780739121597
• 9780739108659

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