Life is different in Japan
"Male Homosexuality and Popular Culture in Modern Japan." It's not just about homosexuality, but sexuality in general, as well as sexual identity, gender relations, and sexual politics in a society that regards homosexuality as absurd rather than evil (and regards those who think of homosexuality as evil to be at least as absurd).
(Inspired by a derail in this MeFi thread).
(Inspired by a derail in this MeFi thread).