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Many gay men want a perfect body, but the effort to get one creat real misery.

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HOLLOWAY ON TOXIC MALE BETY STANDARDS GAY CULTURE

Holloway on Toxic Male Bety Standards Gay Culture March 21, 2019/ Lk the News Ian Holloway / In a GQ article, associate profsor of social welfare Ian Holloway mented on opprsive male bety standards that are trimental to body image, particularly wh the gay muny.

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GAY MEN AND BODY PERFECTN

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