Subculture and Social Movement in the LGBT Boom: Constructing a Framework for Analysis
Subculture and Social Movement in the LGBT Boom: Constructing a Framework for Analysis

Summary/Abstract: The new period in Japanese queer history can be observed in the 2010s, referred to in the media as the LGBT Boom. I argue that this period marks a shift from a queer subcultural scene to a LGBT social movement, during which the subculture and social movement co-exist, whose members interact and negotiate their identities and discourse. This paper proposes a framework to separate the LGBT Boom from previous movements and cycles of protest based on the political opportunity structures that they rely on or appeal to, the structures they use to mobilise, the manner in which they frame and negotiate their identities, and the repertoires of contention that they employ as a group. The framework is built based on observation of the Japanese queer scene, media coverage, and literature.

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