Kev Maxen, a ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major US-based profsnal league to e out as gay. | ITV Natnal News
Contents:
- GAY MEN AND BODY PERFECTN
- BODY DYSMORPHIA CONTU TO BE A SER ISSUE AMONG GAY MEN
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN FIRST MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
GAY MEN AND BODY PERFECTN
Many gay men want a perfect body, but the effort to get one creat real misery. * body gay men *
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BODY DYSMORPHIA CONTU TO BE A SER ISSUE AMONG GAY MEN
Some gay men feel unattractive and stggle wh eatg disorrs, which tak s toll on mental and physil health. * body gay men *
But is also leavg many gay men feelg anx about their bodi. The gay media reprents bety and sirabily the form of youth and gym-toned bodi, makg the gay scene a harsh place for people who do not nform to such ials. There is a high prevalence of psychologil distrs related to body image amongst gay men.
Many gay men go to the gym every day. We ually associate eatg disorrs wh women but is mon wh gay men too (and creasgly wh heterosexual men).
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer. * body gay men *
Some gay men suffer om what we ll "mcle distrs.
This distrs go unnoticed bee is socially sirable to have the perfect body the gay scene. Many gay men velop harsh and cril thoughts about how they look, and n seem like an impossible battle to w.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN FIRST MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
I see gay men whose strict liftyle has ma them miserable and they n’t fd a way towards ntentment for themselv. Whilst the gay media perpetuat body perfectn and helps mata the distrs, the unrlyg disturbance that mak so many gay men predisposed to the stggl is homophobia. In my practice, I see many gay men whose real stggle is the fear of rejectn, the hypervigilance of threats makg vulnerabily tolerable for them.