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The place that stayed with me: I was cautious in showing my queerness, until a night spent dancing at a Tokyo gay bar
留在我心里的地方：我曾对自己的性别认同保持谨慎，直到在东京一家同性恋酒吧度过了一个舞夜
‘I had often heard that in Japanese culture, physical affection is kept to the privacy of the home, and never for public display’: Daniel Nour, right, and his boyfriend in Japan
2026-02-04 770词 中等
For the next 20 years, deep in my closet of internalised homophobia, I would struggle with these competing forces of faith, family and community, in silence. Early on, I promised myself I would never be gay like that, never be so unashamed as those men on the screen. I would be dignified, respectful. A working gay in a collared shirt and sensible trousers. When I landed in Tokyo with my boyfriend for our first overseas holiday last year, I was still dogged by this lingering sense of caution.
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