Out of Japan
Brian WatsonCharting the intersections between me, Japan, and queerness.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 178 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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Proposal Number Six
On our first date, in 1993, in the thick of a Tōkyō crowd, Hiro clamped onto the hem of my jacket and said, “I don’t want to lose you.”
We debate whether he meant that as a wedding proposal, but the implication — that he never wanted to lo...
Starting Pride Right
It’s Pride Month Eve here in my time zone. Next year will mark the quadragennial—forty years—of my first coming out. On a late spring day in 1987, I stood in front of the mirror in my dorm’s bathroom and said, “hello, gay person.” That self...
Love is an Inside Joke
I joined the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Chorus in February of 1998.
A grainy scan of my favorite SLGC moment, performing a flaming Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore. Hiro, together with two other chorus spouses, came running on stage during t...
Who is She?
Most of my readers know I’m queer. I’m also not a fan of the gender binary, although I am more “genderqueer” than “nonbinary.” I’m still trying to settle—I know, after 60 years? still?—on a way to be, but also rest assured in the fact that...
Tears in the Gallery
Let me preface this post with one quick health update and two brief writing updates.
I went for another hearing test. The results were slightly different, but still indicated asymmetrical hearing loss, with the loss in my right ear worse....
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Less he than they and more queer than gay, Brian Watson is an award-winning emerging writer. They share intersections of Japan and queerness in OUT OF JAPAN, their Substack.
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