βThe Boyfriend,β Japanβs First Same-Sex Reality Show, Hopes to Normalize LGBTQ Romance in the Country: βHey, Theyβre Just Like Usβ
Socially-conservative Japan seems to be in no rush to follow its neighbors in East Asia and roll out the pink carpet to the LGBTQ community or recognize same-sex marriages. But where the Japanese entertainment industry is slowly heading, courts and municipal authorities are following. The untroubled July arrival of the countryβs first same-sex dating reality [β¦]