Homophobia a untry that has yet to legalize gay marriage has not stopped two Tokyo-based relig lears om dog what they are lled to do.
Contents:
- YUJI MSUYA, A WELL-KNOWN VOICE ACTOR JAPAN, ME OUT AS GAY.
- JAPAN’S SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE IS SOARG. BUT CAN IT BEE LAW?
YUJI MSUYA, A WELL-KNOWN VOICE ACTOR JAPAN, ME OUT AS GAY.
Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) rights activists Japan and their alli have for years been prsg the Diet, the natnal parliament, to troduce legislatn that protects sexual orientatn and genr inty as grounds for nondiscrimatn. * lgbt seiyuu from japan *
The strategi, succs, and great patience of the LGBTQ+ movement Japan offer a valuable glimpse to how queer activism n flourish the socially nservative and culturally homogeneo societi of East Asia. The ath of a gay graduate stunt 2015 was voked by mpaigners as evince of the urgent need for a zero-tolerance policy on harassment and hate speech. Fdal Japan had been tolerant of homosexualy, but the Meiji Rtoratn and post-World War II era saw the ascent of Christiany the untry, precipatg the outward nservatism that still pervas much of Japane society.
A 2013 poll found that jt 54% of the populatn agreed that homosexualy should be accepted society; 36% said that should not. Through workg wh church, paralegal groups, and muny associatns, activists have sought to dispel popular narrativ and trop ncerng gay and lbian dividuals, explicly vokg the centraly of marriage to a stable fay stcture as grounds for marriage equaly.
JAPAN’S SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE IS SOARG. BUT CAN IT BEE LAW?
Read more: Homophobia Is Not an Asian Value East Asia remas a regn where social tradn and sexual progrsivism often fd themselv at loggerheads. Yuji Msuya, an experienced voice actor Japan, me out as gay on a TV show on January 12th. He kept dodgg the subject by sayg “I’m the gray zone” for so long every time people asked whether he was gay or not.
“Everyone around me knows that I am gay, but I have never said I’m gay public. If someone asks, I will say I’m gay.