Until I Meet My Husband

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.