The ability to experience pleasurable sexual activity is important for human health.
Receptive anal intercourse (RAI) is a common, though frequently stigmatized, pleasurable …

Gay men are more likely than heterosexual men to experience social pressure based on
body weight, shape, and muscularity, which may drive disparities in body image concerns …

The body image field aims to cultivate positive body image. To do so, it must appreciate
factors contributing to positive body image. Sexual desirability is one such factor. Using …

Approximately 35 years after its initial publication, the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE)
remains one of the most widely used semi-structured interviews for assessing eating …

Previous body image research often grouped both gay and bisexual men into a single
category: sexual minoritised men, limiting our understanding of how sexual identity …

Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is determinantal to psychological and physical health, yet
little is known about IWS in racial, ethnic, and sexual minority groups or individuals at the …

Masculine men are more likely to idealise being tall, muscular, and lean. Feminine men, on
the other hand, are more likely to idealise leanness. At the trait level, masculinity and …

A growing body of research suggests that sexual minority men (SMM) experience greater
body image concerns including body shame, body surveillance, drive for muscularity and …

Sexual minority (SM) men are more likely than heterosexual men to experience body
dissatisfaction due to prevailing body ideals (eg lean and muscular) within the SM …

Gay men with intersecting diverse identities are at increased risk for experiencing
intraminority stigma (ie, negative attitudes or discrimination from the gay community based …