Chapter Two Silence, Sin, and the System: Women’s Same-Sex Practices in Japan

Abstract

Lesbian couples cannot receive the blessing of the system. The system restricts freedom and is inconvenient, but it encourages heterosexual relations to last forever. .. Even while my lover and I were embracing problems, we believed that we would continue our relationship until death do us part. Despite these feelings, a demon slipped through a crack created by our fatigue and misunderstandings. In between our accusations the crack widened. With no cover from the system, a person's heart was overwhelmed by this demon.-Itoh 1998:161