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Contents:

• GAY M/M JAPAN - (MOVI & DRAMAS)
• BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021
• THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
• JAPAN GAY TRAVEL
• GAY MEN AND HIV JAPAN
• JAPANE GAY MEN’S ATTUS TOWARDS “GAY MANGA” AND THE PROBLEM OF GENRE
• SHJIRO ATAE OUT AS GAY AS JAPAN FAC PRSURE TO PASS PRO-LGBTQ+ LEGISLATN

GAY M/M JAPAN - (MOVI & DRAMAS)

I thk this would f the "obv that 's aimed at BL dience" and this is kd of a mor spoiler for the first part of the show, but you're lookg for this ntent so I'll say anyway-- the 2006 drama Dare Yori mo Mama wo Aisu, the olst son Akira realiz he's gay and eventually starts a relatnship wh another man. It's not a perfect reprentatn by any means; Pko starts out as a gay stereotype, very flamboyant and rather phy about his tert Akira. It do have a gay character and cute scen wh his roommate but there is no uple formed.

In other movi, there is still that nstant stggle for domance the you’re still totally cluels to what I’m talkg about, here the fn, and right after that you’ll see the movi on the list and you’ll probably not gog to wonr why anymore:Yaoi also known as Boys’ Love, is a Japane popular term for female-oriented fictnal media that foc on homoerotic or homoromantic male relatnships, ually created by female the pict mal, there is an androphilic male dience as well, however, manga aimed at a gay male dience is nsired a separate genre. Origally referrg to a specific type of dōjshi (self-published works) parody of mastream anime and manga works, yaoi me to be ed as a generic term for female-oriented manga, anime, datg sims, novels, and dōjshi featurg ialized homosexual male relatnships.

BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021

In Boys Love, ’s like Dead Poets Society wh a gay twist. )Ratg: 3 out of 5 stars– – –Bokura no ai no kana (2008)Storyle: Maki (Koi Watari) is a young gay mic stunt who’s pletely smten wh his classmate Ruiku (Masato Uchiyama), who plays piano wh credible passn but is ld and distant to everyone.

THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO

Rints range om outrageoly out-there, alien, and genr-bent to culturally tradnal and polilly nservative (though 's worth notg that the past few years have seen LGBTQ activists elected to ernment offic cludg Kanako Otsuji, the first openly gay member of the Hoe of Reprentativ, and 2019, Taiga Ishikawa to Japan's Hoe of Councillors). To w, some of the most popular genr of manga and anime are gay-themed "yaoi" and "BL" (short for "boylove") romanc, which sell like gangbters among Japane femal and have spired dozens of live-actn movi the same ve.

" about a gay uple and the wonrful food they nsume (which has spired viewers to create those dish at home).

JAPAN GAY TRAVEL

The center of Japan's gay universe his pla sight, smack dab the 7-square-e district (or ward) of Shju, Tokyo.

A 10 or 15-mute walk om btlg Shju Statn brgs you to a quieter, more rintial feelg sectn of the cy lled Shju Ni-chome, which is home to at least a hundred LGBTQ bars and clubs, a sna plex, and gay-centric shops brimmg wh clothg, accsori, paraphernalia, and adult goods. 2, " which offer a ep dive to Shju Ni-chome's history and how beme the "gayborhood" is today, wh glimps behd the closed doors. And 2019, Queer Eye dispatched s Fab Five to Tokyo for a season to dig to the culture and gay life.

Queer men n also get the si sop on Tokyo gay life, and possibly make a iend (or more), via the app 9Monsters: s chat functn nveniently to translat English to Japane and vice versa, and there's a b of Pokemon cutens to the way assigns a kd of creature (or Monster) to the er and the type of guy they seem to like.

GAY MEN AND HIV JAPAN

GaijPot Travel, a webse for English-speakg expats (and would-be expats, also featur a helpful page of Tokyo LGBTQ plac to check out, om f to nightlife, pl Japane gay bar etiquette and other helpful cultural hts.

), and Shju Ni-chome's 24 Kaikan Shju adds a whole lot of gay cisg and actn to the mix, wh eight floors of facili cludg steam room, dark rooms, and private bs (for a premium).

Kick thgs off wh the misleadgly named New Sazae, which is actually Tokyo's olst gay bar— opened 1966—and pays plenty of homage to s past wh s r and "funky dis" and soul mic nights.

JAPANE GAY MEN’S ATTUS TOWARDS “GAY MANGA” AND THE PROBLEM OF GENRE

AiSOTOPE Lounge, possibly the district's biggt gay venue, boasts two dance floors, a stage, and mix thgs up wh men-only (and very cisy! For more sual fare, some gay bars and f also offer food cludg Alamas Cafe and women-only Dorobune. Japan’s cultural norms and s attus around homosexualy are difficult to terpret.

LGBTQ+ travel expert Ed Salvato shows around the gayborhood and shar his safety tips. Sexualy – homo or hetero – is nsired a private matter; It’s not flnted public displays of affectn or discsed. Bee of this, much of lol gay life is not jt hidn – ’s accsible.

SHJIRO ATAE OUT AS GAY AS JAPAN FAC PRSURE TO PASS PRO-LGBTQ+ LEGISLATN

That said, homosexualy is legal Japan, wh small protectns for gays, lbians and even transgenr people enacted mostly on a lol level. Japane travel provirs are also startg to regnise the gay travel market. Tokyo has hundreds of gay bars, but only a handful wele foreigners.

As openly gay travelers (who ed the word hband, but didn’t hold hands public), we felt pletely fortable and wele. Tokyo gayborhood.

This is where you’ll fd the gay neighbourhood and the most ncentrated dose of queer travel Japan offers. Near the seedy red-light district is Ni-chome district, a clter of olr low-rise buildgs wh hundreds of tablishments oriented towards gay men. Dpe the hundreds of gay bars Tokyo, there are only a few optns for non-Japane speakg ctomers.