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An onnagata is a Japanese term for a female impersonator. Onnagata also refers to male kabuki characters who played female parts. From the medieval period to the 19th century in Japan, various men practised shudo, which is age-structured homosexuality. Because of this, many onnagata moonlighted as prostitutes. Today, shonen-ai and yaoi are existing types of male homosexuality.
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