MANILA, Philippines– Japanese pop idolizer Shinjiro Atae has come out as gay in a public statement that is uncommon in traditional Japan, where same-sex unions are illegal.
Speaking Wednesday night to a group of concerning 2,000 of his fans in an amphitheater in main Tokyo, Atae exposed he isgay
“I respect you and believe you deserve to hear this directly from me,” stated the 34-year-oldAtae “For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself. But now, after all I have been through, I finally have the courage to open up to you about something. I am a gay man.”
“I don’t want people to struggle like me,” he proceeded.
No performer of a stature and appeal have out as queer in Japan and after his statement, fans praised, reports LGBTQ Nation.
“I am 200% supportive,” Atae’s mommy informed journalism after her child’s really public …