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Why Japan? From Mexico & Canada to Tokyo—Fitting In, Work Culture, and Reality
Queer in Tokyo: Belonging, Boxes & BecomingWelcome back to Behind the Yellow Curtain!In this episode, host Jess sits down with Luna Oliver, a multifaceted artist, magazine editor, and trans woman who was born in Mexico and grew up in Montreal before settling in Japan in 2015. Known for her drag persona Andromeda, Luna has dedicated her life to questioning gender and championing queer visibility.Despite a lifelong, inner certainty about her identity—a knowledge she possessed even as a three-year-old—Luna spent her twenties confused and struggling to find validation within society and local…
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