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How a former New Zealand MP became a male lover icon in Japan
BBC UGC and Social News
This is Maurice Williamson. He was an MP in New Zealand who has now gained a following in Japan.
It appears that Mr Williamson's rising popularity as a gay icon among many Japanese people is thanks to a video of a speech he made four years ago on the subject of homosexual marriage.
The footage seems to have become a battle cry for marriage equality among Japanese social media users.
Some cities in Japan recognise gay partnerships, but same-sex marriage remains illegal in the country.
The four-year-old footage of Williamson's rousing but humorous speech during the third reading and vote on the Marriage Equality Bill in 2013 in Wellington, was posted again last Saturday on Twitter.
It resurfaced in response to recent comments made by Wataru Takeshita, the General Council Chairman of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.
Mr Takeshita has been criticised this week for suggesting that lgbtq+ partners of state guests should not be allowed to dine with the Emperor or Empress of Japan. He later apologised for his remarks.
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Japanese Twitter User Reveals Heartwarming Message From Mom After Telling Her He’s Gay
A Japanese Twitter user shared a heartwarming message that his mother sent him after he came out to his family while he was staying at a hospital.
The communication was sent to Twitter user @_Fromage_ a day after he introduced his boyfriend to his family while he was at a hospital for treatment of an unspecified illness.
“When I became ill and had to go into hospital, I called my family and my partner. There, for the first day, I told them that I was gay and introduced them to my partner of six years,” he wrote in his publish, as translated by SoraNews24. “My sister just laughed and said that she’d known, and my mum giggled and hid her encounter. That day, there was no more mention of the subject, but the next day I got a word from my mum.”
The next day, his mother sent him a lengthy note that made many netizens feel all warm and fuzzy:
“About him, and about him being your close friend, the one who gets you, I completely understand. He seems like a really nice guy. To tell the fact, I’m actually relieved that you possess someone like that.
“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a lad or a miss. Twitter users are flooding the #ProudBoys hashtag on social media with images of LGBTQ pride, displacing posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists using the tag. Proud Boys, a far-right group founded in 2016, calls itself a "white chauvinist" organization but is considered a hate community by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The group was in the news after U.S. President Donald Trump declined to condemn them during last week's presidential debate, instead telling them to "stand back and stand by," which many group members took as an endorsement. Trump later denounced the group in a Fox News interview. On Sunday the #ProudBoys hashtag began trending in North America as LGBTQ users included it on photos of their significant others or wedding days and other pride imagery. "Look at these cute lil #ProudBoys," Bobby Berk, a host of the popular Netflix show Queer Eye, wrote on Sunday, alongside a photo with his husband. "Retweet and make this hashtag about love, not hate." The official Twitter account of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Merged States shared an image of a serviceman kissin Professional content creator, social media editor, web producer and blogger Hajime Okazawa is a strong advocate for the LGBT community. He’s a mix of distinct values; he’s friendly and chatty, yet he doesn’t feel the need to constantly be the livewire of every party. It’s incredibly easy to contain a conversation with him; he’s open-minded and very willing to share. If you check his Instagram feed out, you will catch a glimpse of his main passions – fashion, food, design, and anything lifestyle! I interviewed Hajime because I wanted to understand what it is like being gay in Japan. The longer I live in Japan, the more I realize how conservative Japanese society can be, though this is something that’s definitely changing. Hajime begins our interview by telling me about a tragic event that recently occurred. “A student in one of the top statute schools of Japan fell in love with his classmates. He came out to him and said that he loved him. His classmate said, “Okay, I’m happy and flattered with this, but I’m not gay. Thank you for telling me.” But this classmate didn’t keep it a secret, and outed this secret to a few friends, and also in a LINE organization chat where there were 10 friend Amazingly open-minded mother wows son and Internet with words of wisdom. Coming out as gay is a difficult thing to do in most Western countries, and doing so in Japan is no different. Those who do may tackle discrimination or ostracization from colleagues, friends, families, and dictionaries. Japanese Twitter user @_Fromage_, though, who revealed his sexuality and his long-term partner to his family during a stay in hospital, was pleasantly surprised by his mother’s heart-warming reaction. “When I became ill and had to move into hospital, I called my family and my spouse. There, for the first time, I told them that I was homosexual and introduced them to my companion of six years,” @__Fromage__ recounts. “My sister just laughed and said that she’d known, and my mum giggled and hid her face. That afternoon, there was no more mention of the subject, but the next evening I got a message from my mum.” The mother’s letter was: “About him, and about him entity your close companion, the one who gets you, I completely understand. He seems like a really nice guy. To tell the truth, I’m actually relieved that yoTwitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride images