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Queer Japan

Collected by: Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

Archived since: Feb, 2019

Description:

The Queer Japan Web Archiving Project is a joint initiative by the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, led by Japanese Studies librarians at Brown, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale Universities and the University of Pennsylvania, with critical research support and input from Dr. Yoshie Yanagihara (Tokyo Denki University), Dr. Tetsuyuki Shida (Waseda University), and Patrick Carland (University of Pennsylvania). The Archive aims to preserve websites created by non-profit Japanese organizations that research, advocate for, and provide services to LGBTQ communities. From May 2020 onward, the project members expanded the scope of the collection to include websites on non-profit organizations providing social services to LGBTQ communities, mental health services, LGBTQ-focused healthcare providers, educational and political advocacy groups, university clubs, and LGBTQ-centered events and demonstrations. By archiving these websites, the Queer Japan Web Archive strives to guarantee that these potentially ephemeral websites are preserved and remain accessible to researchers and scholars. For the updated and complete collection scope, see: https://guides.library.yale.edu/QueerJapan.

Subject:   Society & Culture Gay community Self-help groups Helplines

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Title: 大阪市立大学LGBTサークル SPICA, SPICA

URL: http://ocuspica.web.fc2.com

Description: "SPICAは、セクシャルマイノリティの学生の交流を目的としてつくられました。近年はインターネット掲示板やSNSといったツールにより、マイノリティの出会いが比較的容易になったといえます。しかし、それらを利用することに抵抗を持っている人は多いのではないでしょうか。私自身もそうでした。そして誰にもいえないままただ日々を過ごしてきました。そんなある日、阪大Libraを知る機会があり、他大学ではありますがサークルの仲間にいれてもらいました。そこで生まれて初めて気が置けない友人を作ることができ、「セクシャルマイノリティ」である自分に対して前向きな気持ちになれるようになりました。もしこのようなサークルが市大にもあれば、私のような人を少しでも楽にすることができるかもしれない。 そのような思いから、このサークルを立ち上げました。" ["SPICA was created for the purpose of exchange among LGBTQ+ students. In recent years, tools such as Internet bulletin boards and SNS have made it relatively easy for LGBTQ+ community members to meet. However, many people are reluctant to use them. So was I. And I just spent my days without telling anyone. One day, I had the opportunity to learn about Osaka University’s group Libra, and although I was from another university, I was invited to join the group. For the first time in my life, I was able to make friends with whom I felt comfortable, and I was able to feel positive about myself as a "sexual minority." I started this group with the thought that if we had such a group at Osaka City University, it might be make life easier for people like me.”]

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Subject:   College students Sexual minorities Student activities

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