Gay men experience eatg disorrs and body dysmorphia more than any other populatn except for heterosexual women. Learn more about why this post.
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GAY MEN AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Gay men experience eatg disorrs and body dysmorphia more than any other populatn except for heterosexual women. To help unrstand the lk between gay culture and negative body image, eatg disorrs and body dysmorphia, we spoke to Carl Hovey, a psychologist and rearcher at the Soho and Fidi lotns of the Gay Therapy Center New York.
He terviewed a llectn of gay men New York Cy, askg open end qutns like, “Can you talk to me a ltle about how you experience your body, both now and the past? Why are the negative impacts affectg gay men more than straight men? “The discrepancy between the rate among gay men and straight men is pretty dramatic, ” Carl told .