Looks at the wide range of contrasting images of the gay male body in Japanese popular culture, both mainstream and gay, and relates these images to the experience of an interview sample of Japanese gay men.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Homosexuality in Japanese History; Chapter 3 Just Like a Girl: Images of Homosexual Men as Feminine; Chapter 4 The Love between 'Beautiful Boys' in Women's Comics; Chapter 5 Gay Men as Women's Best Friends and Ideal Marriage Partners; Chapter 6 Images of Homosexuality in the Gay Media; Chapter 7 Interviews with Japanese Gay Men; Chapter 8 Japanese Gay Men's Self-Understanding; Chapter 9 Is there a Japanese Gay Identity?;