Japane pop star Shjiro Atae announced that he is gay on Wednday – a bold move for such a public figure Japan, a the untry still do not regnize same-sex unns.
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- JAPANE POP STAR SHJIRO ATAE ANNOUNC HE'S GAY AT FAN EVENT: 'I FALLY HAVE THE URAGE'
- SHJIRO ATAE OUT AS GAY AS JAPAN FAC PRSURE TO PASS PRO-LGBTQ+ LEGISLATN
JAPANE POP STAR SHJIRO ATAE ANNOUNC HE'S GAY AT FAN EVENT: 'I FALLY HAVE THE URAGE'
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The J-pop idol — bt known as a foundg member of the popular group AAA — has good reason to be overwhelmed; on July 26, the sger officially me out to his fans as gay durg a live event central Tokyo. “I feared that even if I uld accept the tth that I am gay, the world would never accept me as an arst, ” he said durg his tearful speech ont of a ptivated dience of over 2, 000 atten. Origally, Atae had no tentn of announcg his sexual orientatn ont of a live dience — when wrg his 2022 memoir Every Life Is Correct, But Inrrect, the J-pop star says he tend to reveal s pag that he intified as gay.
SHJIRO ATAE OUT AS GAY AS JAPAN FAC PRSURE TO PASS PRO-LGBTQ+ LEGISLATN
Knowg that he was gay om an early age, Atae scrib a feelg of fear that pervad his life. But namg artists like Callum Stt, Sam Smh and Elton John as his spiratn, the J-pop star cid that if they uld succeed while beg openly gay, then so uld he.