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Video about being gay in Japan released
American high school teacher in Japan makes video to connect to gay youth
10 July 2012 | By Anna Leach
Being Gay in Japan video
An American high school English teacher in Japan has made a YouTube video called Being Gay in Japan in which he interviews his friend about exactly that.
In the video, Mikine Dezaki asks an anonymous gay Japanese friend about life in Japan as a gay man.
The anonymous interviewee says there is a big community of gay men in Japan, but most marry straight women. The wives usually don’t know their husbands are gay.
He says that he has not come out at work because he’s afraid of being made fun of, and that he could be pushed out of his job. When he was at junior high school he felt like he was the only gay person and thought about suicide.
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http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/video-about-being-gay-japan-released100712
