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Contents:
- THE GAY MEN RISKG THEIR HEALTH FOR THE PERFECT BODY
- WHY STRAIGHT MEN ARE GOG ‘GAY FOR PAY’ ON MERA
- PENIS SIZE AND PREFERRED SEXUAL ROL AMONG GAY MEN
- WHAT’S WH ALL THE GAY PENGUS?
THE GAY MEN RISKG THEIR HEALTH FOR THE PERFECT BODY
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Manchter-based chary the LGBT Foundatn has warned that body image issu are beg more wispread gay muni. It says gay and bisexual men are "much more likely" than heterosexual men to stggle wh them. A number of gay men have told the BBC they are gog to extreme lengths to change their bodi - cludg g steroids and havg plastic surgery - jt to bee "accepted" by others the LGBT muny.
WHY STRAIGHT MEN ARE GOG ‘GAY FOR PAY’ ON MERA
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"I thk says more about what rears are g to gay publitns for. "Low self-teemMatthew, the thor of Straight Jacket: How to be gay and happy, says homophobia has fuelled gay men's body issu. "The rult has been that gay men are unr more prsure than straight men to have the perfect body, Matthew says.
PENIS SIZE AND PREFERRED SEXUAL ROL AMONG GAY MEN
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"If you're a gay man, the act of fdg another man attractive is also makg a judgement of yourself. Many gay men nfe 'Do I want to be wh him?
'"Jeff Ingold, om LGBT chary Stonewall says is "ccial" that we see more diverse reprentatns of gay and bisexual men wh different body typ the media. "Not only would this help gay and bi men see themselv reflected what they watch, would also help break down harmful stereotyp that affect gay and bi men's body image and self-teem.
WHAT’S WH ALL THE GAY PENGUS?
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