>Drat, they would do that.  Aoi is one of the more curious >characters.  The
only North American comic that I know >exploring the distinction beteen
transvestite and homosexual >is AM Comic's "Pervert Club".  It might be that
awareness and >acceptance of this distinction is part of the cultural
>difference between Japan and North America.    

From what I understand, Aoi is more of a transsexual than a transvestite.
 This has to do with "her" wanting to have a boyfriend and living completely
as a woman at all times.  Transvestites only dress as the opposite sex on
occasion.
(See, I really did learn something in my sociology class!)

It *is* nice to see that Aoi is treated as normal as any other character in
YUA, rather than just a freak show.