Japan
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The Boyfriend Is Back …… but he still cannot marry you
On the same day that the Japanese Supreme Court refused to allow same-sex marriage again …..(they are the only G7 country where it is still illegal), NETFLIX has announced the return of The Boyfriend. It’s Japan’s first ever same-sex dating series, and it follows ten queer men who band together to live in a beach…
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ELSKA Magazine mingles with the local queer community in Yokohama, Japan
It’s always good news when we see an email from Liam Campbell land in Queerguru’s inbox. Campbell, a fellow Brit, is the Chief Photographer and Editor in Chief of ELSKA our favorite queer photozine, and he always sends us details of ELSKA’s newest edition. What we particulary love is that with each ELSKA…
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Queerguru looks around the world to see how LGBTQ+ Rights are faring now
Queerguru takes a quick look around the world right now to see how LGBTQ+rights are faring in this exceptionally peculiar political climate. Some days it seems like the gains we have made over the years in our struggle for equality will be taken away from us again. On the other hand, our community…
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Of Love and Law : Japanese gay lawyer couple perfect role models.
Hikaru Toda’s Of Love and Life is a gentle meandering fly on-the-wall documentary on a charming couple of Japanese men who are not only a gay couple, but the first to head up their own law company. Masafumi Yoshida and Kazayuki Minami — Fumi and Kazu together for over 13 years are very happy…
