Gay body builder

Christian Duffy (born December ), also known as Chris Duffy was an American professional bodybuilder, who also worked as a gay actor in the gay ography film industry under the pseudonym Bull Stanton. BULKY BODYBUILDER TURNS INTO AESTHETIC MUSCLE GOD Fit Media Channel • 94K views • 8 years ago.

Rock Evans, a.k.a. Miss Toto,

Thankfully, it seems the #GymTok generation is keeping this time-honored tradition of male companionship ––which dates back to the inception of bodybuilding –– alive. And after taking a dive into. Bob Paris (born Robert Clark Paris on December 14, ) is an American writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist, and former professional bodybuilder.

IFBB Pro Men’s Open Bodybuilder Mike Ergas is openly gay and a LGBTQ+ activist. He’s discussed this with Jose Raymond on his YouTube channel. There’s also Chaunsi Heatley who just got his Pro card, also in Men’s Open, at Nationals last weekend, he posted pics here too. I’m certain there are more, but just a couple I’m remembering atm. The following interview focuses on MD, as experienced through the eyes of one member of the gay community.

JH: Why do you think MD is such a major problem in the gay community? D: MD, in my opinion, is the most widespread, under-diagnosed, and misunderstood disease to hit the gay community since AIDS. We are body obsessed. Walk into my gym, or others like it, and you can see the sharp increase in the amount of people taking steroids and other growth hormones. It can affect personal and professional growth and act as a roadblock if you let it consume you.

Although I think things are changing, for a long time being gay was associated with being a sissy, weak, and feminine, building your body was a way of proving you were strong and masculine.

That said, not everyone has it. And not everyone has the same level of severity. Now I realize it is and there is treatment. Maybe if I share my story, someone else will realize they have it and can get help. JH: Do you consider yourself to have MD? And if so, what does having this condition mean for you? I worry that my life revolves around how I look and how I think others rate how I look.

If I miss a workout, I think that everything I have worked for is totally gone. JH: How, when, and why, in your opinion, did MD start in your own life? It started slowly in me, but all of this is very addictive, and it just got worse and worse as time went on. D: Absolutely. But when I talk to straight guys, they always seem so confident to me, no matter what they look like.

JH: How has MD affected you, your relationships, or your career? Moments of confidence and high self-esteem vanish the moment I look into a mirror, no matter how hard I try to turn away. I become obsessed with looking at myself, and come up with creative ways to do so. There have been times when I will record video from my laptop webcam and turn degrees, watching it back and critiquing how I look from all angles.

Any reflection is an opportunity for me to look at myself and become depressed. It can sometimes affect my work performance. And my partner has told me I have to have more confidence in myself, and the way I look. He, and others, have told me that what I see no one else sees. You describe me as extremely fit, I would describe myself as average. JH: Are there any characteristic negative ways of thinking about their bodies you believe are common among gay individuals with MD?

D: Pressures of physical appearance, in my opinion, are heightened. Just like women are portrayed as size 0 and 1 in magazines, gay men are portrayed as big and muscular, well defined, strong. And they, too, are so extremely hard on themselves. D: Many people have it.