‘Worryingly high’ levels of body image anxiety in the LGBT+ community
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...revealed in new Mental Health Foundation poll
Worryingly high numbers of people among the LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety, a new online survey from the Mental Health Foundation has revealed. Of all the groups surveyed in the UK, the lesbian, gay and bisexual community appears to be the one most likely to be affected in this way.
One third (33 per cent) of the LGBT+ community said they had experienced suicidal thoughts and feelings in relation to their body image.
Nearly four in ten (39 per cent) of people who identified as bisexual and almost a quarter (23 per cent) of people who identified as gay or lesbian have experienced suicidal thoughts and feelings because of concerns about their body image. This compares to around one in ten (11 per cent) of heterosexuals.
Almost half (45 per cent) of people who identified as bisexual and nearly three in ten (29 per cent) people who identified as gay or lesbian have felt ‘disgusted’ because of their body image over the...
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