A Public Service-type Project I Was Thinking About Distributing While In Japan. I Ended Up Doing A Presentation

A public service-type project I was thinking about distributing while in Japan. I ended up doing a presentation at my school on LGBT issues instead. Being gay was definitely one of the hardest things for me about living in Japan.

"You're not alone. There really are a lot of people who are gay, and they are all worrying and going through hard times like you, but there's nothing to be ashamed of -- I don't want you to become depressed." An edited excerpt from a video interview with a gay Japanese teacher, age 30.

1/16 Japanese people are sexual minorities.

The video, in English and subtitled Japanese, can be found here.

Film photos of Amakusa, Japan taken during my final month there in July. 最後の７月に撮られた天草市での写真。

My friend Kari and I had photo shoot today near my house. These and a ton more of new (old) clothes are for sale on my Etsy shop, Mymyzayzay.

Some recent cell phone picture from traveling around Japan with my brother earlier this month. The first picture is taken after Japan's month-long rainy season, the rest are during the height of it.

Details of a few of the items I’ve collected for a vintage clothing shop I’m opening on Etsy in September. There’s still a lot of prep work to be done, like a photo shoot with some friends next week, but I’m getting really excited about getting this thing started! 

A recent photo shoot with my friend Ian for my Etsy shop, MYMYZAYZAY