A Talk with Prof. Chalidaporn Songsamphan
This article appeared in CGS Newsletter, Issue 12, Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University. HTML / PDF Pornography Chico Masak (CGS staff, CM): What would you say your stand on...
View ArticleQueer By Choice and Ex-gay
I have always been sick of the born-this-way rhetoric that mainstream gay activism has so proudly spread all over the U.S. I don’t have anything against those who were born gay or born whatever, but...
View ArticleQueer x Poverty: HinQ (Hinkon o nakusu tame no Kuia [Queer] no kai) launched...
As previously announced on this blog, a new queer group in Japan has been formed and officially launched on April 21, 2013 in Kuki city. The group’s name is Hinkon o nakusu tame no Kuia [Queer] no kai,...
View ArticleOriginal song “High Heels 6.5″ Second Version (Japanese)
Translyrics Thousands of words, millions of words But they will never be enough But I don’t care, this is what I am Oh I don’t need my “true” self Lots of make-up that obscures my eyes Of course,...
View ArticleOriginal song “I Am Nobody” Second Version (Japanese)
Translation Locked myself in, alone in the closet Eyes full of fear, just waiting for the right time “It Gets Better,” say those who have come before me Magazines, TV shows, they all said the same...
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You Know You Are LGBT When…
I made a 3-video mini vlog series on assumptions and questions LGBT people face, based off of the blog post that I wrote 2 years ago (only in Japanese). The post was quite well received, so I figured...
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Antonym of LGBT
In this video I talk about common misunderstandings about gender identity and sexual orientation, and question the validity of the LGBT acronym as THE framework for understanding human gender and...
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Is Homosexuality A Sexual Preference or An Orientation?
In this video, I respond to one particular tweet by a homophobe who argues that homosexuality is a personal preference. I am not reiterating the same old argument that it’s a sexual orientation but...
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Interview: Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins (“Queer Japan”)
Queer Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins talks about interviewing queer people, funding for queer documentary filmmakers, creative freedom vs focus, the Western gaze, the male gaze, the issue of representation...
View ArticleMy Interview on Feminism, Queer Activism, and Representation in Japanese Pop...
Amelia Cook, Editor-in-chief at Anime Feminist, contacted me after I posted this video on YouTube. Amelia said she wanted to interview me for the AniFem website, and I agreed, part of the reason being...
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If You’re Not To Marry, Everyone Else Makes Sure You Want To Die
For those in the progressive circles who’ve always seen the radical queer left and their anti-(gay)marriage politics as mere hindrance, or even a pain in the ass, the news of gay marriage legislations...
View ArticleThe Monologue of Shizuka Minamoto
An unofficial feminist sequel to Doraemon: Part 1 Well, it doesn’t bother me much any longer now, but when the series began, I felt a massive amount of fury deep inside and it rose from the bottom of...
View ArticleIs homosexuality orientation or preference?
There’s a debate on whether homosexuality is a preference or orientation. But is one better than the other? Let’s take a moment to go back in history to see how the idea of homosexuality was born....
View ArticleInterview: Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins (“Queer Japan”)
Queer Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins talks about interviewing queer people, funding for queer documentary filmmakers, creative freedom vs focus, the Western gaze, the male gaze, the issue of representation...
View ArticleLGBT: Educate Yourself Before Educating Others
There is a growing number of educators, public speakers, workshop organizers etc. who publicly talk about LGBTQ issues. But not all of them are good. In this video I share with you some common mistakes...
View ArticleA gay man’s opinion about yaoi/BL
Consumers and creators of BL are often the target of online harassment and attacks. But I think there’s misogyny and homophobia behind that. (This video is in Japanese but subbed in English.) Related I...
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