Homosexuality and Manliness in Postwar Japan

<p>This book examines the history of the relationship between male homosexuality and conceptions of manliness in postwar Japan. It provides a detailed account of the formative years of the homo magazine genre in the 1970s and explores its evolution in subsequent years analyzing key issues including homophobia; gay liberation; male-male sex love and friendship; the masculine body; and manly identity. </p>