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Contents:

• GAY GENR STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG
• GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
• BODY IMAGE AND EATG DISORRS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR YOUTH

GAY GENR STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG

While people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) experience body image ncerns ways that are generally siar to those who intify as heterosexual, their experience and relatnship wh their bodi are likely to differ specific ways. Heterosexual men have been found to report higher levels of body appreciatn than gay and bisexual men (123, 124).

Some rearch suggts that sexual mory men may be more likely to ternalise an appearance ial that is centred around lookg athletic (124) and that there may be a greater emphasis on physil appearance the gay muny, which n negatively affect body image (125) through prsure to match this ial. One review of the rearch (126) found that gay men are more likely than their heterosexual unterparts to experience a sire to be th, which n sometim manift higher levels of eatg disorr symptoms.

As the wir rearch, studi foced on gay, and bisexual men have found a nnectn between higher levels of body dissatisfactn, an creased likelihood of experiencg prsive symptoms and creased sexual anxiety and poorer sexual self-efficy (123). In our survey, a higher proportn of dividuals who intified as gay, lbian or bisexual reported feelgs of anxiety and prsn bee of their body image. Among adults who intified as gay, lbian, bisexual or other, 53% felt anx, and 56% felt prsed bee of their body image pared to one-third (33%) of the adults who intified as heterosexual.

GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN

Siarly, our survey, one-third (33%) of adults who intified as gay, lbian, bisexual or other reported experiencg suicidal thoughts or feelgs bee of ncerns about their body image, pared to 11% of the adults who intified as heterosexual. For young men who have sex wh men, one study found that ternalised negative attus towards homosexualy and sexual orientatn predicted overall body dissatisfactn, mculary, and body fat (134). This was reflected our survey, where 40% of the adults who intified as gay, lbian, bisexual or other said they felt shame bee of their body image, pared to 18% of the heterosexual adults.

Siarly, 54% of adults who intified as gay, lbian, bisexual or other felt their self-teem was negatively affected by their body image the past year, pared to 37% of the adults who intified as heterosexual.

DefnLGBTQ+ SymbolsIn the past, and currently some untri to this day, LGBTQ+ people me up wh many vert ways such as ems of clothg, accsori, slang, styl, or small tattoos that uld easily be vered up to signal to each other that they were part of the gay muny. Rabows and unirns are so trsilly lked (the associatn is also a Victorian ventn) that, unsurprisgly, the magic creature started to appear on T-shirts and banners at Gay Pri around the world, wh slogans such as 'Genr is Imagary' or 'Totally Straight' emblazoned unr sparklg rabow unirns. Nearly a century before the rabow pri flag me onto the scene, LGBT people, most notably gay men, ed another symbol to intify and nnect, a green rnatn.

BODY IMAGE AND EATG DISORRS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR YOUTH

"Around three years ago, I was workg on the layout of a book about physique photography wh photos om the 1950s, whose athetics and visual worlds were clearly tend to appeal to a gay dience.

In the urse of this work, I asked myself: what would a book wh ntemporary gay and queer photography look like? "Around that time, I beme aware of the works of Matt Lambert and Florian Hetz, and I started to look for other gay and queer photographers. Indulgg their sire for self-prentatn, affirmatn, and reflectn, many photographers portray male homosexualy particular as a private idyll.

However, a number of documentary photographers provi evince that beg gay or lbian n still lead to margalizatn, isolatn, stigmatizatn, and vlence certa untri and muni.