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My first collab video – “LGBTQ & YouTube: Japan vs. UK/US (part 1/2)”

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

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&#...

Elle, protagonist, saying "Oh, OK. I'll just leave, then" while smiling awkwardly, after being rejected by her classmates at a study group session.
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If You’re Not To Marry, Everyone Else Makes Sure You Want To Die

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

For those in the progressive circles who’ve always seen the radical queer left and their anti-(gay)marriage politics as mere hindrance, or even a pain in ...

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Pass ENDA?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

I found this animated GIF by glaad for the ENDA campaign.

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The Privilege To Say ‘I Don’t’

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 4 Comments

As I was going through the daily routine of browsing Facebook & Twitter, I found a NYT article, Gay Couples, Choosing to Say ‘I Don’t’, the title of which c...

No to Occupation, No to Osprey
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Read before you write about LGBT politics in Japan

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 10 Comments

Although this isn't intended to be an exhaustive summary of history of LGBT politics in Japan, which I cannot possibly provide given my limited knowledge, I jus...

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Queer By Choice and Ex-gay

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

I have always been sick of the born-this-way rhetoric that mainstream gay activism has so proudly spread all over the U.S. I don’t have anything against t...

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It’s Texas, not America. It’s Scots, not the English. It’s a Black girl, not us Whites. It’s the Arab world, not our civilization.

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

Beaten and burned, a gay man was found dead in Cumnock, Scotland, possibly for being gay, although the attacker’s motive has yet to be investigated. I hav...

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UChicago Safety Issues and Student Privilege

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

Updated May 25, 2011 The Saferide Program at the University of Chicago provides free transportation for its students, employees, faculty members and other affil...

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SUCH “HOMOPHOBIC” COMMUNITIES

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

So the passage of Proposition 8 (which I do not think needs any explanation since many people are talking about it, even here in Japan, which makes me feel that...

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Listed As Such

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Masaki C. Matsumoto / 0 Comment

Found this article on Alas, a blog, and I have nothing against the idea that women on maternity leaves should be paid, but one thing I wanted to comment on was ...

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