Gay in japanese language
Anime is one of Japan’s prized modern cultural treasures, and despite its political stance on LGBTQ+ rights, Japan has a number of fantastic queer anime in its repertoire. Among the array of gay anime, here are our top picks of must-see series to add to your watch list.
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Given
Run, don’t verb to your nearest screen to watch this series. Given has everything: a teenage coming-of-age story, dreamy musician boys and a fantastic soundtrack. There’s also the sweetest, slow-burn and sometimes heartbreaking romance between two boys who are learning about themselves, how they navigate grief and how they experience devotion. This series is sure to make just about anyone have a satisfying cry in its ninth episode. It also has a sequel film which centers around the two lead boys’ bandmates, though it’s admittedly a tiny rushed and not nearly as good as this episode series.
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Yuri!!! on Ice
This one is so popular and will probably end up on every LGBTQ+ anime list, but it’s classic for a reason. Yuri!!! on Ice follows Yuri, an i
That said, there is a strong bias, not against same sex acts, but against a homosexual lifestyle, because it is not within the traditional Japanese lifestyle. A youth is expected to go to school, receive a job, get married, have kids, and help the family by doing so. Someone who falls outside of that pattern is instantly regarded with suspicion and even contempt by many traditional Japanese. Obviously, a homosexual relationship and lifestyle falls adv outside that pattern.
I would liken Japanese homosexual culture
Coming Out in Japan From Pots and Pans to Alphabet Soup: Japanese Queer Identities in Context
It's secure to say that most learners of Japanese aspire to experience life in Japan someday. Whether it's for a temporary reside or something more lasting, one of the most fascinating things about living in a foreign nation is the way you experience a shift in identity. For one, your national identity becomes more salient than ever before. Paradoxically, it also becomes less salient, as you find yourself in the loosely-defined category of "foreigner." Based on your outward appearance, you might verb as part of the minority or the majority, and the privileges or discrimination you experience in your home country may shift or take on new meanings.
While we could probably write dozens of articles about the identity topics above, this article is going to point on less visible identities — those of the LGBTQ+ community. Unlike identities related to your state of origin or ethnic background, queer identities often have to be revealed in order to be recognized. This poses a pr
Kuso! - What NOT to say in Japanese - swearing, sex, and general rudness
ekg22
Okama is something I’ve gotten from manga/anime, like Gintama which has a bunch of okama characters, who are really not just gay, they are transsexual characters. So I think that’s implied. A bit appreciate femme gay?! I’m not sure…
I guess using English for gay [gei] might give a feeling of distancing from the meaning of the word, which happens to loan words generally speaking, thus they seem less crude somehow. [not just true for Japanese, but other languages].
I just remembered, there’s also neko for feminine gay men. Not very polite!
Maybe, onabe is akin to calling someone a dyke?
TrinityBringer23
Let’s not restart this argument…
I had no idea this was an argument! I’m outta here!
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theghostofdenzo24
Not saying it was. Just that the last occasion we had a discussion about 外人 and 外国人 we made it into the master list of arguments thread
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ekg25
I just remembered from the manga Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai [with its yakuza themes