Talk:Nico/@comment-49.150.214.8-20160714092259/@comment-10733658-20160714093235

Ah, I suppose we will have to include something about this in the upcoming FAQ that was proposed.

The answer is that Nico falls into a specific Character Type in Japanese media, the Okama. These characters blend a lot of stereotypes related to effeminate gay men, transwomen, and drag performers. In Japan, the stereotypes of LGBT people are such that most people think all three groups are the same. The Okama character type plays into that stereotype, and can be a bit confusing for Western audiences.

The calendar gives some confusion, because there's a day that is both Okama Day and Transgender Day. It was originally Okama Day, and the Japanese government decided to make it Transgender Day in recent years. This is......a pretty controversial issue in Japan, as the LGBT absolutely hates it.

In real life, calling a Transgender person an "Okama" is super-insulting. The term is, even to some gay men, also considered insulting.

But in the omakes for the most recent volume of :Re, Nico explicitly states that he's a man.