Billy Elliot and Me
From September 8 to 12, I was in London. The flight connecting from Kuala Lumpur to Heathrow, London was delayed for a good 14 hours and me and another presenter, Sonja, were sent to a hotel by heavy...
View Article‘Mother’ Is Not All She Is
When we queers feel loved and accepted by our families, we often see it as a beautiful thing, maybe even as one of the most desirable moments that can happen in a queer person’s life. We usually feel...
View ArticleNotes on Haruki Murakami’s “Honey Pie”
Yesterday I was invited to Prof. Miho Matsugu’s class at DePaul University entitled “Queer Japan” to discuss with the class as well as Prof. Yuki Miyamoto “Honey Pie”, a Haruki Murakami short story....
View ArticleOriginal song “I Am Nobody” Second Version (Japanese)
Translation Locked myself in, alone in the closet Eyes full of fear, just waiting for the right time “It Gets Better,” say those who have come before me Magazines, TV shows, they all said the same...
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New stuff on YouTube
Hello, people! I’ve been totally neglecting this blog for almost a year. And it wasn’t until today that I realized quite a few people are signed up for email subscription for this blog. So if you’re...
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ESL and Elitism
In this video I talk about how English as a Second Language is often considered a skill only elites need to acquire. 1. Subscribe! Subscribe natively to my YouTube channel so you can know whenever I...
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Did It Get Better?(日本語字幕) – 6 years since #ItGetsBetter
It’s been 6 years since the It Gets Better project was launched. But did it get better? Did it, really? In this video, I talk about some of the ways in which things have actually gotten worse for some...
View ArticleLGBTQ politics in Japan, gay marriage, and sex education
I was interviewed by a student in the UK and here are excerpts from my answers. On recent changes in Japan regarding LGBTQ politics First and foremost, the acronym LGBT has gotten currency in...
View ArticleMy 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’s go inside a gay bathhouse” and stuff. In this...
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