Until I Meet My Husband
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This historic memoir by activist Ryousuke Nanasaki recounts his first experiences as a gay man while searching for his soulmate and eventual marriage–the first religiously recognized same-sex wedding in Japanese history. (Manga adaptation also available from Seven Seas.) Ryousuke Nanasaki married his husband in 2016 in the first religiously recognized same-sex wedding in Japanese history. This collection of essays follows Ryousuke’s search for love on the journey to his extraordinary marriage. From unrequited junior high crushes to awkward dating sites to finally finding a community, Ryousuke’s heartfelt reflections on his coming-of-age as a young gay man in Hokkaido will touch readers all over the world.
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Four stars for what this book represents; three stars for my experience of reading it. Memoir of a young gay Japanese man: his challenges growing up closeted but effeminate, his relationship adventures/disasters after he comes out, and his experience attempting to marry his true love despite the absence of Japanese law recognizing same sex marriage. The writing is stilted and distant, even when describing suicidal thoughts and horrifying interactions with the police, but perhaps that is a cultural issue, or something lost in translation.
If I were a queer Japanese teenager, Until I Meet My Husband could be lifesaving. Plus the author founded an organization that advocates on behalf of his community; the memoir is just the beginning . A white cis-het American woman like me is not the most important audience for this book, so feel free to ignore my criticisms.
