Queer voices from Japan : first-person narratives from Japan's sexual minorities / edited by Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker ; with a foreword by Donald Richie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McLelland, Mark J., 1966-2020.

Suganuma, Katsu.

Welker, James.

Series:

Studies of modern Japan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Japan--Biography.

Gay people.

Sexual minorities--Japan.

Sexual minorities.

Japan.

LGBTQ+ people.

Genre:

Biographies.

LGBTQ+ biographies

Physical Description:

xvi, 356 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction: Re(claiming) Japan's Queer Past / Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, James Welker 1

1 A Visit with Yuasa Yoshiko, a Dandy Scholar of Russian Literature / Sawabe Hitomi 31

2 My Career in Danshoku: Notes on Sodomy / Kondo Takashi 41

3 Nostalgia for My Time in the Army: Concerning Male Nudity and Sadistic Photographs / Morihara Taichi 51

4 Minyak Kelapa-A Fragrant Breeze of Homosexuality / Namiki Sansaku 59

5 Confessions of a Problem: A Roundtable Discussion with Male Prostitutes / Setoguchi Torao 69

6 Grand Sodomia Conference: A Discussion of the Joys and Agonies of Homosexuality / Ujiya Tomiyoshi, Kabiya Kazuhiko, Fujii Seiji, Sugita Hitoshi, Yamamoto Tatsuo, Yoshimura Yutaka 81

7 Lifestyles in the Gay Bars / Kabiya Kazuhiko 105

8 Roundtable: Female Homos Here We Go / Saijo Michio, Ogiya Afu, Ueshima Tsugi, Miwa Yoko, Kawakami Seiko 139

9 The Era of Dandy Beauties / Toyama Hitomi 153

10 "Wakakusa no Kai": The First Fifteen Years of Japan's Original Lesbian Organization / Sawabe Hitomi 167

11 They've Got Their Happy Faces On: The Birth of "Regumi no Gomame" / Hisada Megumi 181

12 Japan's Lesbian Movement: Looking Back on Where We Came From / Izumo Marou, Tsuzura Yoshiko, Hara Minako, Ochiya Kumiko 195

13 Lesbians Living in the Mountains / Sawabe Hitomi 225

14 Breaking Gender Rules without Remorse / Noriko Kohashi 237

15 True Tales from Ni-chome / Otsuka Takashi 247

16 Togo Ken, the Legendary Okama: Burning with Sexual Desire and Revolt / Oikawa Kenji 263

17 Who Should Be Ashamed of Whom? / Hirano Hiroaki 271

18 Reflections on the Tokyo Lesbian and Gay Parade 2000 / Sunagawa Hideki 281

19 How I Became an FtM Transgender Gay / Fujio Takafumi 289

20 My Life as a "Woman" / Mitsuhashi Junko 295

21 My Life as a Hustler / Akira the Hustler 313

Timeline of Queer Japan 317.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

9780739121597

0739121596

9780739108659

0739108654

OCLC:

76937278