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‘PUMPG’ IS DANGERO NEW FAD AMONG GAY MEN
Before Mizer there were bodybuilrs and men who photographed them, but AMG photos, even those of the same men, were different, subtly provotive, discreetly aimed at a gay dience. They weren't nu but showed as much as the law allowed 1951 Mizer lnched Physique Pictorial, Ameri's first disputably gay magaze, brgg his photos of top bodybuilrs to grateful rears worldwi.
But the trend — ed “pumpg” — has ntued to be a e of ncern as mak s way to a group lled “jectors, ” which is a subgroup of “gaers, ” gay men who want to appear larger. And now, the gay muny is llg for more visibily on the practice now that two ter-famo gaers wh the last year — cludg Dovak — are ad. Compared to straight men, gay men are more prone to foc heavily on their weight and appearance.
Gay men are also more prone to eatg disorrs and other body dysmorphia ndns that rult poor self image. But until the gaer muny beme more popular wh the troductn of a niche hook up app dited to them, “Grommr, ” larger gay men had few plac to fd satisfactn or admirers of their bigger appearance.