![]() I even have friends who go to the gym before going out on the weekend so their tits are extra perky. Gay male culture places a huge premium on having a nice, tight, hot muscular bod-such a high premium that if you’re a gay dude without a nice, tight muscular bod you basically don’t exist. Just about every gay guy I know goes to the gym, but it’s almost never because they want to be fit or healthy. There are plenty of muscle heads out there, and any guy who is interested in me will be interested in my small frame. ![]() I couldn’t give two shits if some guy finds my body too skinny or if I’m not bulky enough for some. It means that I feel totally awkward in tank tops but wear them anyway, and it means that I sort of avoid shorts because I think my legs are too skinny. But there’s something even more pronounced about this in the gay male world, where men are more visual and extreme masculinity and musculature are appreciated above all else.Īs a small-framed guy I have exactly zero interest in beefing myself up, and I will not be skinny-shamed by gay male culture. Nobody wants to leave the house on a bad hair day or with a wig on backwards. The truth is that everybody cares about the way they look. Last week I participated in a HuffPost Live segment on gay men and body image issues, a panel about why gay men care so much about having a gym bod.
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