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  • Feedback,  Gender[queer],  Q&A,  Queer[ness]

    Feedback: “I’m sure there are plenty of other trans people who want to be visibly trans…”

    September 22, 2017 / No Comments

    anonymous said: On the visibility thing- I am a trans person who wants to be proudly and visibly trans, mostly because I’m genderqueer and there isn’t really a way to “pass” as gq, so being seen as cis is automatically misgendering me. So I try to be as “nonpassing” and obviously trans/queer as possible. And I’m sure there are plenty of other trans people who want to be visibly trans, otherwise stuff like trans pride shirts and such wouldn’t exist, no? Or am I misunderstanding what you mean by visibility? ( re: this post ) i agree with you, anon, that there are a lot of people who want to visibly subvert and / or defy the assumption that they are cis a man / woman or otherwise a binary gender that they are not– especially among those for whom (as you pointed out) “passing” as their gender (or lack thereof) is…

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    Feedback: “I just wanted to thank you for your post on the alterous vs platonic thing…”

    February 23, 2016
  • [A]sexuality,  Art[sy Fartsy],  Gender[queer],  Japan[ese],  Queer[ness]

    Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2017: ACES & ENBIES

    May 15, 2017 / 1 Comment

    fourth year and counting of Ace Spec Japan and friends meeting up at TRP. ? see also: TOKYO | FESTA | PARADE

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    Vesper H.

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    May 15, 2016

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    November 14, 2015

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    June 16, 2015
  • [A]sexuality,  Art[sy Fartsy],  Gender[queer],  Japan[ese],  Queer[ness]

    Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2017: PARADE

    May 15, 2017 / 2 Comments

    when you turn and see someone’s face as they lose composure while looking your way as you approach them, you know it was all worth it. (featuring photos by: @7a6u3, @gonoi and @mom1615)   see also: TOKYO | FESTA | ACES & ENBIES

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    Vesper H.

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    February 25, 2017

    『[4コマ]☆AセクシュアルとAce(エース)☆』

    July 27, 2016

    Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2016 selfies

    May 14, 2016
  • [A]sexuality,  Art[sy Fartsy],  Gender[queer],  Japan[ese],  Queer[ness]

    Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2017: FESTA

    May 15, 2017 / 2 Comments

    if only ten photos or even four posts of photos were enough to capture the spirit of #TRP2017. see also: TOKYO | PARADE | ACES & ENBIES

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    Vesper H.

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    January 4, 2020

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    March 11, 2019

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    July 31, 2018
  • [A]sexuality,  Art[sy Fartsy],  Gender[queer],  Japan[ese],  Queer[ness]

    Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2017: TOKYO

    May 15, 2017 / 2 Comments

    random glimpses of rainbows around Shibuya & Shinjuku. should’ve gone to Odaiba too, チェッ… see also: FESTA | PARADE | ACES & ENBIES

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    Vesper H.

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    May 15, 2016

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    December 18, 2016

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  • [A]sexuality,  [Random] Thoughts,  Gender[queer],  Japan[ese],  Queer[ness]

    #TRP2017

    May 11, 2017 / No Comments

    a recap of Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2017 via my Twitter account(s). the tweet(s) about the pamphlet showcasing various flags by Love Piece Club will be the subject of the next post…

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    Vesper H.

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    Asexy Aces at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2014 (04/27/2014)

    May 7, 2014
  • [A]sexuality,  Gender[queer],  Japan[ese],  Queer[ness]

    …annnd that’s a wrap!

    May 7, 2017 / No Comments

    to everyone who made it out to Tokyo Rainbow Pride today and metup with us (many of whom aren’t photoed above), otsukaresama deshita! it was great to see you all and i hope everyone had as great a time as i did. without going into a long-winded spiel because i’m exhausted (and might do it later), today was the highlight of Pride: the parade through Shibuya / Harajuku. imho, it’s safe to say that this year’s parade was the best yet in terms of asexual representation and visibility. not only that, there was also more non-binary, genderqueer and pansexual representation and visibility than in years past thanks largely in part to the NPO にじいろ学校 (formally にじいろ小町) whose group and float Ace Spec Japan walked with this year. more information and a lot more photos will be posted hopefully within the next week, so stay tuned. (original photo courtesy of @mom1615 via…

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    May 25, 2016

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    November 25, 2017

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    December 18, 2016
  • [Random] Thoughts,  Mental [Un]health,  Queer[ness]

    #SpiritDay 2016

    October 19, 2016 / No Comments

    queerascat: as a teacher i’ve seen and heard of a lot of bullying, especially here in Japan where, sadly, #SpiritDay isn’t even really a thing. even though none of my students will take notice of it, i’ll be wearing purple today in honor of #SpiritDay. ※ took it upon myself to edit some of GLAAD’s #SpiritDay images to make them more accurate about myself and included an illustration of some homophobic and transphobic things i’ve heard my students saying to each other. a year has passed. it’s now #SpiritDay 2016 and the above post is as true now as it was last year with one exception. already in the early hours of the morning on #SpiritDay (JST) i’ve seen more awareness of the day and supportive tweets from Japanese Twitter! a very happy change from last year. 🙂 consider getting involved yourself and taking a stand against bullying this Thursday…

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    Vesper H.

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    October 27, 2013

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    July 21, 2017

    gender feels; racial trauma.

    December 6, 2017
  • [A]sexuality,  Japan[ese],  Queer[ness]

    Random Stuff Going On In Japan: Sept – Oct 2016

    August 31, 2016 / No Comments

    Ace Spec Japan Meetup Ace Spec Japan, a LINE-based group for aces in Japan, will be having its next meetup in Chiba on Sunday, September 18th, 2016! see our new (and still under construction) WordPress blog for details! (Kansai) Rainbow Festa Rainbow Festa (aka Kansai Rainbow Parade) will be held in Ogimachi Park, Osaka on Saturday, October 8th, 2016. for more information, see the official website. Yokohama Diversity Parade Yokohama Diversity Parade (aka Yokohama Rainbow Festa) will be held again this year at the Osanbashi International Terminal in Yokohama on Saturday, October 15th, 2016. last year Yokohama hosted its first Pride and this year Yokohama will be its first Parade! see the official website for more information. i’ll be at the Ace Spec Japan meetup, of course, but i can’t make Kansai Pride (going to forever call it that because they keep renaming it ffs) again due to work… i really…

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    Vesper H.

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    July 23, 2017

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    June 16, 2015

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    February 10, 2014
  • Art[sy Fartsy],  Gender[queer],  Queer[ness]

    Happy Non-binary Day!

    July 14, 2016 / No Comments

    here are some maverique pride skyscapes to help you celebrate. 🙂

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    Vesper H.

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    September 15, 2016
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VESPER H.

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Queer As Cat is the blog and YouTube channel of Vesper, an American expat currently living in Japan.
reoccurring topics include: #asexuality, #nonbinary, #queerness #blackness & #mentalhealth

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