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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Fri Nov 21, 2014, 11:48 AM Nov 2014

"Japanese dictionary alters definitions of love and sex to be gay-inclusive"

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/11/21/japanese-dictionary-alters-definitions-of-love-and-sex-to-be-gay-inclusive/

From the article:

The edits were made in the latest edition of the Sanseido Kokugo Jiten, the National Language Dictionary. It revised the way it defines words relating to love and sex, and removed restrictive definitions referring specifically to men and women.

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"Japanese dictionary alters definitions of love and sex to be gay-inclusive" (Original Post) shenmue Nov 2014 OP

Nice tidbit of information. oldandhappy Nov 2014 #1

You're welcome shenmue Nov 2014 #2

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

1. Nice tidbit of information.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 01:25 PM

Nov 2014

Thank you. I would never know except for this post. Appreciate learning things such as this.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. You're welcome

Reply to oldandhappy (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 02:10 PM

Nov 2014

Nice to see one of the so-called formalistic cultures opening up about this. It's said that in Japan, LGBT people are not so much under disapproval, as ignored. Maybe over time, things will become easier for them.

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