Hiramori Publishes Book Chapter in Second International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality
Posted: 7/24/2025 ()
CSDE External Affiliate Daiki Hiramori (Hosei University) recently published a book chapter in the Second International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality titled, “Understanding Sexual Orientation Identity, Sexual/Romantic Attraction, and Sexual Behavior beyond Western Societies: The Case of Japan.” Dr. Hiramori discusses how important it is to examine the complex intersections of sexual orientation identity, sexual/romance attraction, and sexual behavior, however, most of the studies on these topics use data from Western countries that have particular histories of sexuality that limit the generalizability of the findings beyond Western societies. In this chapter, Dr. Hiramori and his co-author Dr. Saori Kamano describe the dimensions of sexuality in Japan, where historically no religious authority has condemned same-sex behavior and legal prohibitions against same-sex relations existed for only a decade in the late nineteenth century. To learn more about this study and read the full chapter, visit this link.