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Panel discusses issues beyond marriage equality for LGBTQ people
March 3, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: Tomo Hirai is a member of Tadaima: A Japanese American Gathering of LGBTQQ and Allies’ (volunteer) organizing committee. A panel presentation on the current issues lesbian, gay, bisexual, […] READ MORE
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Western Japan city Takarazuka to recognize same-sex partnership
December 3, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
KOBE — A city in western Japan said Nov. 30 it will join two other municipalities in Tokyo in issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnership as being equivalent to marriage, in […] READ MORE
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‘Living in the Shadows of Exclusion’: LGBT Asian America
August 20, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
History may forget Asian Americans who are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer spectrum, according to one historian involved in the LGBT movement. “History isn’t kind to […] READ MORE
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Intersections of same-sex marriage and Japanese Americans
July 9, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
The U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark 5-4 decision in favor of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges June 26, affirming that all states must recognize same-sex marriages. The fight […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Statements on homosexuality in JA press helps trace public’s opinion
June 25, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
As devoted readers of Nichi Bei may already be aware, I maintain an annual tradition. Each June, in honor of LGBT History Month, I devote an column of “The Great […] READ MORE
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Jodo Shinshu Center to hold ‘Being Gay, Being Buddhist’ event
May 29, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
BERKELEY, Calif. — The Jodo Shinshu Center will host a half-day seminar entitled “Being Gay, Being Buddhist” Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Actor and social justice […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Queer non-Nikkei figures in Japanese American history (part II)
April 17, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an ongoing series. Monika Kehoe’s experience with Japanese Americans served as a foundation for her later career, which involved working as an […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Queer non-Nikkei figures in Japanese American history
April 3, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This is the first part in an ongoing series. Ever since I began writing “The Great Unknown” in 2007, I have had the pleasure of contributing an annual […] READ MORE
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For LGBT Asians, cultural barriers to marriage remain after DOMA
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK – When Jason Tseng first met his boyfriend at a support group meeting for gay Asian and Pacific Islander men in New York, he never would have guessed […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: The civil rights politics and complexities of Nikkei ‘coming out’ as LGBT
June 13, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
This week’s entry represents the seventh annual column that I have produced for the Nichi Bei on the queer heritage of Japanese Americans. In past entries, I have explored such […] READ MORE
