Why being transgender was never an issue in Japan

Meet Luna, a model living in Tokyo who performs as a drag queen under the name Andromeda. She sits down to talk with us about being queer and transgender in Japan, and why older people keep asking her why being trans is considered an issue

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0:00 Intro

0:45 Meet Andromeda

6:18 Moving to Japan & working at fashion company

11:17 Life in the Japanese fashion industry

12:54 Interest in kimono

17:33 Podcast and LGBTQ activism

22:38 Issues with LGBTQ labels

27:50 Finding community in Japan

35:19 Performing drag in Tokyo

40:46 Start with queer magazine & activism

52:08 Response by Japanese audience

56:09 Why it's important to talk about love

1:00:39 How much work does a magazine take?

1:03:39 How perspective on LGBTQ has changed in Japan

1:06:56 What's next for Luna?

1:08:46 Coming out in public

1:11:01 Why being trans was never an issue in Japan

1:15:18 Where do we stand today?

--Follow Luna:

https://www.instagram.com/luna.andromeda.jp

https://www.instagram.com/moto.iwakan

https://www.tiktok.com/@luna.andromeda.jp

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