Apparently my community of gay men is more vain than I thought; at least 48% of them. In a recent study overseas in Europe commissioned by the Central YMCA, the Succeed Foundation and the University of the West of England’s (UWE) Centre for Appearance Research in Bristol found that 48 percent of gay male respondents would sacrifice a year or more of their lives in exchange for a perfect body.

I am under the impression that the stress and peer pressure from the media and their one gay friend who looks like a fucking god has something to do with the desire to gain perfection.

“…a record numbers of men are taking steroids or having unnecessary cosmetic surgery to achieve what is often an unattainable or unrealistic body image ideal.” according to Rosi Prescott, CEO of Central YMCA.

I certainly see how having the ideal body would cause some to sell their souls for perfection. The LGBT Community has long been the only community besides the modeling industry who thinks that perfection in your look gaurantess you a better life; i.e. home, lover, finances, social. And this is only lead by us as it is often the topic of conversation when more than 2 gays gather.

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