Coming Out in Japan
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DedicationviiTranslator's PrefaceixAcknowledgmentsxiIntroductionxiiTranslator's NotesxvForeword to Part One1Part 1My Gay Pride DeclarationPreamble to Part One5Chapter 1Jottings Notebook: The path I walked until I was able to admit that I like what I like1The courage to admit that I like what I like92The anguish involved in not being able to admit that you like what you like163The joy of being able to admit that I like what I like36Chapter 2Self-Analysis Notebook: The path leading to my acknowledgment and acceptance of myself as the person I am1The know-how involved in becoming an ideal partner552The sexual pilgrimage I made before meeting my partner723The agonies homosexuals experience as members of a social minority834Towards movements which aim to eliminate discrimination against homosexuals99Chapter 3Explanation Notebook: From us, members of a social minority to you, members of the social majority1The homosexual lifestyle1062From me, the homosexual to you, the heterosexual1143Towards becoming a pioneering homosexual couple1334A word from my partner141Postscript to Part One152Foreword to Part Two155Part 2Our PartnershipPreamble159Chapter 4Our Love Notebook: The Genesis of Our Love1Our fateful meeting1702Finding the courage to announce to my family that I have a lover1853Moving towards setting up house with my partner206Chapter 5Life Notebook: Building a Life for Ourselves1The bewilderment which accompanied our living together. The curtain is lifted on a stormy time2162The loneliness of living in a room that represents a fortress of isolation in someone else's house2363Days of unholy clashes2574Indications of a relationship with open communication268Chapter 6Homosexual Notebook: The Happiness We Seek1The fight to overcome my feeling of self-rejection2762Feeling comfortable with Gay Pride299Postscript to Part Two324About the authors328Notes330
\ BooknewsThe authors tell their story of publicly declaring their homosexuality and dedicating their lives to combating prejudice and discrimination against homosexuals in Japan. They describe their fears, despair, self-loathing, aspirations, traumas, triumphs, and love. They also discuss the process of self-acceptance, their requirements from the rest of society, and the development of their relationship. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
