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This chapter explores how members of the Japanese LGBTQ+ community define their identities, negotiate intersecting social dimensions, and experience portrayal—or lack thereof—within mainstream and queer spaces. Drawing on surveys and in-depth interviews with 137 participants, the chapter highlights the limitations of Western LGBTQ+ categories in capturing local realities, the compounded challenges of intersectionality (age, class, race, and geography), and the complexities of presence. Through the voices of participants such as YuParticipantsYu – transgender man (JJ, 18–24) (JJ, 18–24), MisakiParticipantsMisaki – lesbian (JJ, 25–34) (JJ, 25–34), EmmaParticipantsEmma – queer woman from U.S. (FJ, 25–34) (FJ, 25–34), and RikuParticipantsRiku – gay man (FJ, 55–64)RikuParticipants (FJ, 55–64), this chapter demonstrates that identity is fluid, relational, and culturally situated. The insights presented here lay the groundwork for subsequent chapters by showing how questions of identity, portrayal, and intersectionality intersect with broader social structures. These dynamics will be examined in greater depth in later discussions of healthcare inequalities during the pandemic (Chap. 5 ) and ongoing legal challenges such as marriage equality and anti-discrimination laws (Chap. 8 ).

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Defining the Community: Identity, Intersectionality, and Portrayal

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    2025年

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  • Masami Tamagawa

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This chapter explores how members of the Japanese LGBTQ+ community define their identities, negotiate intersecting social dimensions, and experience portrayal—or lack thereof—within mainstream and queer spaces. Drawing on surveys and in-depth interviews with 137 participants, the chapter highlights the limitations of Western LGBTQ+ categories in capturing local realities, the compounded challenges of intersectionality (age, class, race, and geography), and the complexities of presence. Through the voices of participants such as YuParticipantsYu – transgender man (JJ, 18–24) (JJ, 18–24), MisakiParticipantsMisaki – lesbian (JJ, 25–34) (JJ, 25–34), EmmaParticipantsEmma – queer woman from U.S. (FJ, 25–34) (FJ, 25–34), and RikuParticipantsRiku – gay man (FJ, 55–64)RikuParticipants (FJ, 55–64), this chapter demonstrates that identity is fluid, relational, and culturally situated. The insights presented here lay the groundwork for subsequent chapters by showing how questions of identity, portrayal, and intersectionality intersect with broader social structures. These dynamics will be examined in greater depth in later discussions of healthcare inequalities during the pandemic (Chap. 5 ) and ongoing legal challenges such as marriage equality and anti-discrimination laws (Chap. 8 ).