Black, Greek, and Gay? It's Time For Organizatns to Fall In Le

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• BLACK, GREEK, AND GAY? IT'S TIME FOR ORGANIZATNS TO FALL IN LE
• BLACK GAY BNCH, MLIM WOMEN FILM & TV AND HOLLYWOOD’S NEW PH FOR INCLIVE NETWORKG
• GAY MEN PH BACK ON BODY SHAMG AMID HIGH RAT OF BODY DYSMORPHIA, EATG DISORRS

BLACK, GREEK, AND GAY? IT'S TIME FOR ORGANIZATNS TO FALL IN LE

Many gay Black Greeks have siar stori about how we me to enter our aterni–lyg through our teeth every time we were qutned about our sexualy; nyg the mors an effort to protect the image of our ar brotherhoods; and watchg quietly as other ats were sued for barrg openly gay men om jog their ranks, regardls of their amic or muny standg. This would also mean the acceptance of openly gay, bisexual, and lbian members and the acknowledgment of issu that affect those who are outsi of heteronormativy. For years, we have watched as society has grappled openly wh issu such as gay marriage, HIV, and women’s reproductive rights, but the silence om our venerable anizatns has spoken volum.

For example, the killg of multiple trans women, and the CDC’s recent predictn that half of Black gay men will ntract HIV their lifetime h the web and not one of the BGLOs issued a statement, or even mented on the fdgs, spe the rampant HIV/AIDs panmic the Black muny. Not only are the openly gay and queer men the anizatns directly affected by this news, but turng a bld eye to the plight of a ntgent of members simply to protect an anizatn’s image plac the stat of the aterny over the welfare of those who love . Black Gay Bnch, Mlim Women Film & TV and Hollywood’s New Ph for Inclive Networkg.

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GAY MEN PH BACK ON BODY SHAMG AMID HIGH RAT OF BODY DYSMORPHIA, EATG DISORRS

zho if you see this stand up and do 10 ph ups, if you dont then you are gay jt like my boyiend. A growg number of gay men are publicly phg back agast what they say is bullyg wh the gay muny over how they look, and many s g social media to do Coffie, who lls himself full-figured and posts his body wh pri on social media, said as a gay man he has seen his datg life impacted by his appearance. "Coffie said he feels gay culture the Uned Stat has an "unwrten" and "unspoken" Adonis plex.

I have to almost die for this orr for me to have my moment of worth here, '" said Coffie speaks to ABC News about his experience facg body shamg the gay NewsNicko Cassidy said he has also faced body shamg as a gay man, explag that body expectatns he faced llege led him to extreme dietg. "I thk 's fely ep rooted the shame om childhood and growg up jt to be who we are, " said Cassidy, addg that he faced tnts of beg "so gay" and "fat while llege. "Nicko Cassidy speaks to ABC News about his experience facg body shamg the gay NewsData shows that gay men have higher rat of eatg disorrs and other body image issu.

Acrdg to the Natnal Eatg Disorr Associatn (NEDA), gay mal are thought to only reprent 5% of the total male populatn but among mal who have eatg disorrs, 42% intify as addn to facg eatg disorrs, gay men had lower self-teem related to their bodi and greater ncerns for physil attractivens when pared to straight men, acrdg to a study published the Journal of Consultg and Clil wh all populatns, body dysmorphia and eatg disorrs the gay muny n often be fueled by social media, experts say, cludg datg apps and posts that showse a false notn of the perfect man.