This is one of the books that captured my eye when my boyfriend said he would buy me a book but I presented him with a pile of three that I couldn’t decide between. It is a very personal autobiographical account of Ryousuke Nanasaki as he grew up in Japan realizing that he was different, but not realizing or perhaps refusing to admit, that he was gay. He takes you through his entire life from first crush and every crush and boyfriend he has up until he meets the right guy. Ryousuke and his partner end up celebrating the first gay marriage to become officially recognized in Japan, which I found very fitting and deserving when he also tells you how he and his partner established an LGBT community support group. He gives a lot of well deserved credit to his very supportive friends, without whom I don’t think he would have had the drive or courage to be out and proud and become such an advocate for others like himself. It is a very inspirational story, but it also demonstrates how much more needs to be done in Japanese society regarding the acceptance of the LGBT community.
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