By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Two magnificent 103-year-old camphor trees stand together aside the majestic gate to the Meiji Shrine in the heart of Tokyo. A plaque underneath their…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– His words were searing. “I would hate it if [an LGBTQ couple] lived next to me. I would hate to even see [them].” So…
By John Lewis– The powerful Japanese giants, weighing as much as 350 pounds and clad only in their mawashi (loin cloths), dig their heals into the compressed clay surface of…
By John Lewis — Happy New Year 2023! In Japan, that means marking the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit with celebrations, gatherings of family and friends, and traditions…
By John Lewis– A few weeks ago, I was with hundreds of other LGBTIQ people and supporters outside the Tokyo District Court building awaiting the court’s decision in an historic…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– “Regressive,” “outdated,” and “abusive.” These are three of the words that Human Rights Watch has used to describe Japan’s requirements for transgender people to…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– “Taking what is there just as it is and presenting it ‘just as it is.’” That’s how the masterful modern artist Lee Ufan describes…
By John Lewis– “Oh My God Osaka!” Those were the words I heard belted out joyously from the stage at the recent annual Rainbow Festa (or Osaka Pride) on October…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– “Love is now the law” was the jubilant declaration of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on September 25 when Cuban voters overwhelmingly approved marriage equality…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– When Taiga Ishikawa, the first openly gay man to serve in the Diet (Japanese Parliament), visited the exquisite GLBT Historical Society Museum in the…
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