Yu Masui, a Japanese fashion writer who is known for gender-fluid street style, said the idea of gender is historically more fluid in Asia. Even though some people might want to put us in a category for Japanese gay people, each one of us is different and we all face different issues living in Japan as a part of the LGBTQ+ community,” he said. By creating this platform, we are able to give voices to Japanese gay people to speak up about their own experiences and also able to get them some media attention. “I started this with a group of friends and my partner around three years ago. Gay Japan, to champion individuality and diversity. It is a term that is created to group us, and not in a positive way,” he said. Yes, I am gay and I am part of the LGBTQ+ community, but I do not need to have an extra label attached to myself other than that.
“I do not want to be called ‘Gaysian.’ I am myself and I am Georgie. Gay Japan, an annual pageantry event that aims to increase visibility and positive connotations for gay people in the country.
Their sentiment is echoed by Georgie Ichikawa, head of creative and design at Puma Japan, and chairperson at Mr.
An image from Private Policy’s Asian Family Dinner project.
