Only recently has the Japanese language begun to distinguish sex and gender. With the rise of a visible gay community and the attendant rise of media for gay audiences, the Hadaka Matsuri ("Naked Festival") has become a fantasy scenario for gay videos. There is a genre of anime and manga that focuses on gay male romance (and sometimes explicit content) known as yaoi. As of April 2011, Hiromi, a fashion model, came out as a lesbian. Ai Haruna and Ayana Tsubaki, two high-profile transgender celebrities, have gained popularity and have been making the rounds on some very popular Japanese variety shows. Previously, sei was used to distinguish the binary biological sexes, female and male, as well as the concept of gender. The Japanese adopted the English term gender ( ジェンダー, jendā) to describe cultural concepts of feminine and masculine. LGBT Culture in Japan has recently begun to distinguish.
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