Talk of appearances leads Donald D’Haene to discover his friends’ inner beauty.
Body Image
Stop Mocking Chris Christie about His Weight
Why is it okay to be cruel to conservative men?
Suck It Up
Greg White learns the hard way after liposuction: Quick, painless solutions to long festering problems are the stuff of campaign promises, not physical reality.
Bank Walkers and the Code of the Locker Room
There are two types of guys—bank walkers, as they say in Texas, are guys who are unashamed about their nakedness. Drew Diaz on the man code and gym culture.
There Is Nothing Wrong With Being a Gym Rat
How Peter Ross got over his presumptions about the gym, and made one of the best decisions of his life.
Hair and Identity
In his search for an image, Christopher Banks found himself.
Am I Less Than a Man?
Do you have to look the part to be a “real man”? Turner Wright questions his body type.
Not Quite In Charge, But Working On It
Danny concludes the Body Image series with a summary.
Gay Men, Their Bodies, and Eating Disorders: Revisited
Thomas Fewer asked GMP readers four questions about gay culture, men, and body image. Here’s what you told him.
Boys: The New Face of Anorexia
Joanna Schroeder investigates the prevalence and causes of the increasing numbers of boys and men battling eating disorders, as well as the social stigma associated with what was once thought to be a “girls’ disease.”
On Eating Disorders and Being a Dude
Eating disorders and negative body image are problems for men, also.
No More Distortions
Danny photographs himself regularly, in order to see himself as he really appears.
Fat Is the New Gay
Ex-gay and Christian weight loss ministries freight the body with sin.
So What If I Don’t Have It?
Kaleb learns to look in the mirror for affirmation.
Presence
Is it possible to actually become a shadow of your former self?