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J Sensei · Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 10:25 pm Post subject: Gay at Nova

Hello everyone-

I am new to the Nova scene and will be in the Tokyo area in July. I was hoping to get connected to the gay community within the Nova Group, if there is such a thing? Any responses are appreciated! My boyfriend will be joining me later in the year as well... Thank you in advance for all replies. Email is welcome as well!

SEndrigo · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 437

Iwantmyrightsnow · Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 202

Don't think you will find a specific group at Nova but there are plenty of gay people around Nova.

Why don't you try gnj.or.jp

and jguyusguy . Not sure of the exact address but you can search and find it easily enough.

Nova isn't a lifetime career, so if you haven't been out before it would be a good chance. Probably wouldn't go there with students though myself, but then again why not? If they ask and you tell the truth there is really nothing to loose. They won't fire you over it. Maybe just limit promotion but it isn't a very high ladder to climb.

6810 · Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 309

dude, forget any "NOVA Community". If you're living in or around Tokyo, head straight to Shinjuku ni-chome and have a good time.

Like most gay precincts it's safe and sleazy, friendly and pretentious, down to earth, really camp and quite fun!

Gay or not, ni-chome is hands down one of the coolest places in Tokyo!

joncharles · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 132 Location: Beijing

As a former Nova teacher I can say that there is no Nova gay community. Some of my fellow teachers were gay and my last AAM (Assistant Area Manager in the Fujisawa area) is gay. I met some gay guys from Shane also. Often in Metropolis Magazine (if you are going to the Tokyo area) in the classifieds, you can find personals and advertisements for clubs or organizations for gays. Metropolis is a weekly English language Magazine that features articles about Tokyo, people, places, art, music.... it also has an extensive classified section. If you are coming to the Tokyo area you will probably be given a copy of the magazine during orientation. Or, you can go online at the following:

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/default.asp

If you go through Osaka, I don't know what they have there.

I hope this is a little help. Check out Metropolis and maybe you can find someone who can provide you with first-hand knowledge before you get to Japan.

articulate_ink · Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 55 Location: Hong Kong

Here are a couple of websites to check out:

For extensive Asia-wide LGBT listings (nightlife options, organizations, etc), check out www.utopia-asia.com.

And here's a site that's kind of like an Asian version of gay.com: www.fridae.com. It's a news portal, with member profiles and such. I'm looking into moving to Asia to teach English (it's not definite yet but it's an option) and this does seem to be a good way to orient yourself and meet people (for friendship or whatever).

Best of luck to you and the bf.