>>9452906>>9452897https://katanaswords.info/samurai/samurai-homosexuality/>When you hear the word Samurai I’m sure the first thing that springs to your mind isn’t anything remotely related to homosexuality, but love between two male samurai was not only widespread throughout Japan’s history but also encouraged. It’s a very controversial topic and few historians have explored it, but there’s more than enough evidence about gay samurai despite very few people wanting to talk about it today.>Nanshoku(literally means “male colors” andshudo(abbreviated fromwakashudo— “the way of the young”) are the terms used to refer to male to male sex in ancient Japan, and it was influenced by the same traditions from China. These terms started to appear in ancient literature, but more commonly during the 11th century. As it was the case in many societies only sexual acts were considered being homosexual or heterosexual, and not the persons performing them.>One of the first definitive references to homosexual acts in literary arts is in Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) which was written in the early 11th century. In one scene a woman is rejected by the protagonist who instead sleeps with her brother:Genji pulled the boy down beside him . . . Genji, for his part, or so one is informed, found the boy more attractive than his chilly sister.
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>The Tale of Genjiis a novel, but there are also several other diaries from the same era that contain references to homosexual acts. Some of them also mention Emperors engaging in homosexual relationships, so nanshoku was definitely widespread throughout the society. Despite their affection for the same sex the Japanese men often married women, however multiple references can be found that sexual intercourse with women was considered more of a “duty” rather than pleasure.All of Japanese incest, tentacles, femboys. All of that sick shit is tradition for them.
