The Perils of Influencer Culture for the Gay Community

How unrealistic body standards impact our mental and physical health

Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash

If you are a gay man with an Instagram account, your Explore page is likely a gridlocked wall of flesh: chessboard abs, firm pecs, rounded glutes, ballooning biceps. Picture after picture of shirtless, perfectly toned men. It’s a sea of skin, a cesspool of…