‘A new epidemic’ – gay shame and eating disorders

A us psychologist has suggested that the shaming projected by the media and corporations on to homosexuals is one of the reasons gay men obsess over their bodies and exert control over their diets, all in a bid to achieve the body that will grant them acceptance as men.

Brad Kennington, who wrote the blog for The Huffington Post, gave an interview where he claimed, “If gay men can’t control what’s going on externally in their environment, what better way to combat that than controlling the way the body looks?”

While gay men are thought to make up around 10 percent of the population, they represent up to 42 percent of the eating disordered male population.

Read more at theoutmost.com