PinnedOn Being Left Out of Conversation as a Non-Native Speaker (or why I’m starting a simple-language…As someone who grew up in Japan, New Zealand, and the U.S. in my teen years, I have been in the situation many, many times, where I was in…Mar 22Mar 22
Detransition? More Like A Sequel To TransitionAs someone who used to identify as nonbinary and now considers himself a he, I would like to share with you briefly how I feel about all…Jul 16, 20242Jul 16, 20242
December 7, 2022 — I Am My LifeI don’t remember when was the last time I wrote a journal entry. I used to have a LiveJournal and keep a diary there, jotting down petty…Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022
Being queer in Japan (Q&A)A couple days ago, a graduate student from France studying journalism, Elina Pernin, interviewed me via e-mail. I asked them if I could…Feb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
LGBTQ+ Representation in Japanese Media (Q&A)An undergraduate student currently undertaking a class assignment asked me these questions and they kindly gave consent to my sharing their…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
When Rainbow Flags Make It To National Television #Japan #LGBTQ #MISIAWhen I started college, there already existed prides and rainbow flags. I didn’t have to create queer spaces to join or queer symbols to…Jan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020
‘Mother’ Is Not All She IsWhen we queers are loved and accepted by our families, we often see it as a beautiful thing, maybe even as one of the most desirable…Sep 24, 2018Sep 24, 2018
Language, culture, and identity — — a translation tip that I learned after watching a lot of Doctor…Language is a weird thing. It’s external but also integral to our human psyche. By the time you’ve learned to speak, you become situated…Jun 23, 20183Jun 23, 20183
Queer Theory as a Critique of Society: the Closet and Gay MarriageA guest lecture at Aoyama Gakuin UniversityDec 15, 2017Dec 15, 2017
