Gay fat

Gay fat? Not just fatbut gay fat? A man who is considered gay fat within the community would likely be considered athletic, physically fit and in-shape within the greater cultural context.

It Gets Better, Unless You're Fat

But I was. Based on this chart, if you are a male with a healthy percentage of body fat, then you are gay fat. Numerous psychological research studies on body image and eating fat among gay men reinforce gay reality. Several studies, including a series of studies conducted by Australian researchers Yolanda Martin and Marika Tiggemann of Flinders University, indicate that gay men are far more likely than heterosexual men to objectify themselves and other men, and that objectification is associated with body shame, drive for thinness, and overall body dissatisfaction.

In other words, the models peppered throughout these magazines tended to be underfat and muscular — definitely fat gay fat. Time for a change. Tagged as body dissatisfactionbody imageeating disordersgay fatgay magazinesLetitia Anne PeplauMarika TiggemannYolanda Martin.

It also struck me that gay men and heterosexual women are trying to meet very siimilar — and not always realistic —standards of beauty. Maybe it is men in general who need to gay their expectations. Email Address:. Sign me up! The Active Voice. Skip to content. Home About. Born this way, or gay by choice?

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