Gay male body image and physical insecurities are increasingly becoming the hot topic within the gay community. The preoccupation to look our best can have its dangerous side effects. As modern media pushes for a focus around the appearance of the body as opposed to its function, men have shifted their priorities in a similar way with negative implications.

Men with a poor self body image striving for muscularity often suffer from low self esteem, depression, and anxiety. This, puts them at an increased risk for abuse of anabolic steroids thus affecting their overall health. They are at a greater risk of developing coronary heart disease, liver and kidney damage, high blood pressure, liver cancer, and a reduction in immune function. The idea that you have to resemble the “type of guy” you are trying to attract resonates with gay men.

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