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Being queer in Japan (Q&A)

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

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...

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LGBTQ+ Representation in Japanese Media (Q&A)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

An undergraduate student currently undertaking a class assignment asked me these questions and they kindly gave consent to my sharing their questions & my a...

Vlog

Introduction to Logic: Is lawmaker Mio Sugita’s homophobic argument VALID or SOUND?

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

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...

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A gay man’s opinion about yaoi/BL

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

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...

Music

I make music and this is a song I wrote – “Intersect”

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

Music has always been my passion since I started taking piano lessons at 10. I got my first Mac (the rounded, classic CRT iMac!) at 14 in 1999 and started makin...

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LGBT: Educate Yourself Before Educating Others

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

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...

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Debunking myths about LGBTQ politics & cultures in Japan

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

“Hate crime is nonexistent in Japan,” “Japan only recently started having pride marches,” “homosexuality is accepted in Japan beca...

Vlog

Interview: Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins (“Queer Japan”)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

Queer Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins talks about interviewing queer people, funding for queer documentary filmmakers, creative freedom vs focus, the Western gaze, th...

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Is homosexuality orientation or preference?

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

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...

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Queer voices in Japan are f**king diverse

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

In this vlog from 2 years and half ago, I talk about allyship, gay marriage/partnership, representation, and Western queer media——all relevant topics to this da...

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