Eating disorders are not just a female problem—and neither is sexual harassment. In a new study, the two are linked and, to the surprise of many, men are more likely to suffer from them than women.
Men More Likely to Suffer Eating Disorders in Wake of Sexual Harassment
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It’s Time We Paid Attention to Binge Eating in Men
March 2, 2013 By 8 Comments
Even though Binge Eating affects roughly the same number of men as women, it often goes undiagnosed in men—with dangerous consequences.
I Became an Escort
January 2, 2013 By 20 Comments
Felicity Hodgman treated affairs like a drug, and men as disposable.
Gay Men, Their Bodies, and Eating Disorders: Revisited
June 5, 2012 By 4 Comments
Thomas Fewer asked GMP readers four questions about gay culture, men, and body image. Here’s what you told him.
Queer Men and Eating Disorders
April 29, 2012 By 4 Comments
I recently came across an interesting study about the risk of eating disorders among queer men. Queer men are much more likely than straight men to acquire eating disorders: the authors theorize that this is because queer men tend to prize thinness in their sexual partners more than straight women do. For instance, queer men are [...]
You Bette Believe It: Heartbreak in a Macho World
November 30, 2011 By 15 Comments
In a man’s man’s world, who says there’s no room for Bette Midler?
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.