Gay in japan culture

In History of homosexuality in Japan by Vanja Zenzerovic, he writes: Male homosexuality in Japan has a long tradition that goes back to the eighth century, even if, until very recently, the notion of the homosexual intended as a person with different erotic preferences wasn’t present in Japanese culture.

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