Being queer in Japan (Q&A)
A couple days ago, a graduate student from France studying journalism, Elina Pernin, interviewed me via e-mail. I asked them if I could share the interview on m...
Tag: homophobia
LGBTQ+ Representation in Japanese Media (Q&A)
An undergraduate student currently undertaking a class assignment asked me these questions and they kindly gave consent to my sharing their questions & my a...
Q&A video: Is Homophobia Wrong?
I updated my YouTube channel with the short video I had previously uploaded to Twitter (my 2nd Japanese account). It’s a Q&A video where I answer this...
Sexist Anime Is Japanese Culture?
How do we talk about sexism, heterosexism, and ciscentrism in anime/manga when it’s part of “their culture”? Can we criticize misogynous, homo...
Introduction to Logic: Is lawmaker Mio Sugita’s homophobic argument VALID or SOUND?
In this English lesson video, I explain to ESL learners the meaning of the word “sound” in the sense of an argument being logical and based on truth...
A 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 i...
LGBT: 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 vi...
Is 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 histor...
My first collab video – “LGBTQ & YouTube: Japan vs. UK/US (part 1/2)”
While a gay YouTuber in the US asks his fans to donate money to an anti-LGBT bullying charity, YouTube Japan is filled with homophobic content like “let&#...
Queer Theory as a Critique of Society: the Closet and Gay Marriage
A guest lecture at Aoyama Gakuin University On Thursday, December 14, I went to the Shibuya campus of Aoyama Gakuin University to give a guest lecture in a gend...