Gay Men and Body Perfectn | Psychology Today

Contents:

• GAY MEN AND BODY PERFECTN
• JOSEPH GORDON-LEVT TALKS GAY KISS; IS HE’S THE ‘PERFECT MAN?’
• THE GAY MEN RISKG THEIR HEALTH FOR THE PERFECT BODY
• THE PERFECT GAY MAKER

GAY MEN AND BODY PERFECTN

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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.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVT TALKS GAY KISS; IS HE’S THE ‘PERFECT MAN?’

There is a high prevalence of psychologil distrs related to body image amongst gay men.

Many gay men go to the gym every day.

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THE GAY MEN RISKG THEIR HEALTH FOR THE PERFECT BODY

Many gay men velop harsh and cril thoughts about how they look, and n seem like an impossible battle to w.

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.

THE PERFECT GAY MAKER

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