Notes 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 Article“An Openly LGBT Politician in Japan!?” Is Not A New Phenomenon
actup.org, which has revived itself last year with new outlooks and aims, tweeted today that: #Japan’s first openly #gay #politician wins seat http://i.actup.org/fXKkTq #lgbt #politics This “first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Tumblr Project: Rad-queers Speaking English For You
Ever felt sick of English-language LGBT journalism that, no matter how many times we radical queers around the world denounce it, continues to portray and represent queers in non-English-speaking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Intent vs Impact: How Discrimination Operates Without Your Consent
Today’s topic is intent versus impact, and how discrimination operates without you intending to perpetuate or reinforce it. I hope you like it, and if you do, please subscribe to my channel! 1....
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Antonym of LGBT
In this video I talk about common misunderstandings about gender identity and sexual orientation, and question the validity of the LGBT acronym as THE framework for understanding human gender and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Homosexuality A Sexual Preference or An Orientation?
In this video, I respond to one particular tweet by a homophobe who argues that homosexuality is a personal preference. I am not reiterating the same old argument that it’s a sexual orientation but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interview: Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins (“Queer Japan”)
Queer Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins talks about interviewing queer people, funding for queer documentary filmmakers, creative freedom vs focus, the Western gaze, the male gaze, the issue of representation...
View Article