Dr. Hideki Sunagawa is an anthropologist who was born in Okinawa prefecture in 1966. He received his PhD degree for the research of Shinjuku Ni-chome from the University of Tokyo. He has been participating in the activities related to HIV/AIDS since 1990 and has worked with the non-profit organization PLACE TOKYO since 1994. In 2000, he served as organizing committee chairman for the Tokyo Lesbian & Gay Parade, which was later renamed the Tokyo Pride Parade, and he represented TOKYO Pride in 2005-2006 and 2009-2010. He also engaged in civic activities about LGBT in Okinawa between 2011-2016 and acted as co-representative of Pink Dot Okinawa from 2013-2017. Hideki Sunagawa PhD is an anthropologist who was born in Okinawa prefecture in 1966. He received his PhD degree for the research of Shinjuku Ni-chome from the University of Tokyo. He has been participating in the activities related to HIV/AIDS since 1990 and has worked with the non-profit organization PLACE TOKYO since 1994. In 2000, he served as organizing committee chairman for the Tokyo Lesbian & Gay Parade, which was later renamed the Tokyo Pride Parade, and he represented TOKYO Pride in 2005-2006 and 2009-2010. He also engaged in civic activities about LGBT in Okinawa between 2011-2016 and acted as co-representative of Pink Dot Okinawa from 2013-2017. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx