However, from coworkers to Akiyoshi, her husband and Hiroki’s father, Tomoko can hear things that make it more than rational to stay in the closet, to not talk about being gay. Kudos also to letterer Lor Prescott for delivering the many different modes of speech, inner monologue and sound effects in a way that brings the story vividly to life. Akiyoshi adds another layer as he is not as understanding of gay culture as his wife and still finds elements of it uncomfortable, which leads to Hiroki growing further paranoid about keeping his sexuality a secret. I Think Our Son Is Gay ( Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gay) is a comedy Slice of Life manga by Okura about a Japanese family whose eldest son is probably gay.

Meanwhile the dynamics of the not quite a love triangle of Hiroki, Daigo and Asumi take a shift as the question of whether Daigo may reciprocate Hiroki’s affections opens up, and Tomoko’s interactions with a gay colleague expand up her worldview. Time to meet the Aoyama family again in the second slice-of-life volume of Okura’s I Think Our Son is Gay. Unlike the norm of that genre, Koi-Men lacks explicit sex scenes and puts more emphasis on gay romance.

Fortunately, Tomoko is able to defuse the situation and gently tells him to be a bit more open-minded. Ngay từ việc câu chuyện chọn góc nhìn của người mẹ là mình đã thấy thú vị, so với các cuốn khác cùng thể loại thì I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. Though Tomoko is content to cheer on her son from the sidelines and let him work things out for himself, Hiroki’s slips of the tongue are hard to ignore! Bait-and-Switch Comment: When Tomoko asks Akiyoshi how he would react if Hiroki were gay, he starts to panic.

And likely due to Okura’s own experiences, it holds nuances that reveal what the coming out journey can be like for those outside of our queer or trans identities, giving some insight into how to help someone without introducing pain into their path. She watches her older son, Hiroki, with curiosity, pointing out his reaction to handsome men, his ‘best friend’ Daigo, and his platonic reaction to childhood friend Asumi Ogawa. But now that Hiroki’s in his first year of high school, his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and romance… and his mum can’t help but notice his slips of the tongue when he’s talking about who he likes.Mình thực sự thích nhân vật người mẹ Tomoko - một người mẹ với suy nghĩ thoáng về LGBT, luôn dõi theo những cử chỉ và hành động của cậu con trai lớn Hiroki. There are also chapters that illuminate the struggles that even I face today as a gay man, The wanting to be able to hold my man’s hand in public without ridicule and without being in danger. There’s also a satisfying ending to this volume that shows she had to learn to be the ally she’s become.

It warms my heart, sometimes to the point of tears, to see Tomoko react in a way I wish my mom had, that any of my parents had. Spit Take: In Chapter 7, Hiroki does this when Akiyoshi mentions Koi-Men, an ongoing TV drama featuring gay protagonists, being the talk of his workplace. The opening volume is a very easy read with the vignettes working as standalone humour whilst also flowing together nicely.Cậu em trai Yuri trông có vẻ lạnh lùng và có vẻ khó gần, nhưng thực chất Yuri lại quan tâm anh trai lắm íiiiiiiii. As Hiroki comes home from school every day with new tales of friend Daigo's feats, Tomoko wonders about the future of her eldest's schoolboy crush. Looking back to them, Tomoko muses that she could have worked out the truth much earlier if she'd been more open-minded.

Teacher/Student Romance: Hiroki had a one-sided Precocious Crush on his math teacher in middle school and paid extra effort on math to impress him.In each little vignette, the mother investigates more and more to figure out if her son is gay and how to help him. vẫn là một câu chuyện ấm áp và đầy ý nghĩa về gia đình, những điều về cộng LGBT+, và nhiẻu điều khác về sở thích, sự riêng tư và quan niệm của mỗi người trong cuộc sống. Because another thing is clear to her: there are reasons why Hiroki may not want to share that he’s gay with anyone, even her. While Tomoko’s analysis of events continues to be endearing and touching, alternative perspectives begin to creep in. First-Name Basis: The Daigo-centered half of Chapter 27 indicates Hiroki is the only person in their class that he's on a first-name basis with.