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Same-Sex Marriage in Japan

Posted by Better Impact Consulting ⋅ December 7, 2011

Same-Sex Marriage in Japan Or The Post In Which Stereotypes Regarding Softball Players Are Further Perpetuated

4 Comments Progress, Research

Posted by Better Impact Consulting ⋅ November 10, 2011 ⋅ 2 Comments

Gei Bois and Rezubians (ゲイボイとレズビアン) Or When Are You Going To Grow Up And Stop Being So Homophonic?

Posted by Better Impact Consulting ⋅ October 28, 2011 ⋅ 2 Comments

Hentai Seiyoku (変態性欲) Or Seriously, You’re Into That?

Posted by Better Impact Consulting ⋅ October 12, 2011 ⋅ 8 Comments

Nanshoku (男色) Or The Post in which I Equate Institutionalized Male-Homosexuality with Cristal

Review of Jennifer Robertson's "Takarazuka" has been added to the Book Reviews page!
Read a bunch of great articles recently, including: David Halperin, "Forgetting Foucault: Acts, Identities & the History of Sexuality" Leo Bersani, "Is the Rectum a Grave?" And all kinds of great stuff by Louise Haynes
Review of Mark McLelland's "Queer Japan from the Pacific War to the Internet Age" has been added to the 'Book Reviews' page!
The Reading List page has been updated with a review of Gary P Leupp's book "Male Colors."
It's about time I re-read Makoto Furukawa's article "The Changing Nature of Sexuality: The Three Codes Framing Homosexuality in Modern Japan"
Just read a great article, The Hegemony of 'LGBT' by queer feminist legal-activist Judith Avory Faucette (Thanks Preetha)