I'm one of the writers on
The Advocate's current cover story "
The Naked Truth" featuring artful nudes of regular LGBT folk talking about their body image. By luck (or the greediness of the other male reporters), I got four wonderful women to talk to. I was there for the shoot and it was beautiful to watch each of them get comfortable with their bodies (some more than others) and then speak so openly about the issues they've faced and the way they've come to love their bodies. I wonder if the guys talked in the same way.
The profiles I did are
Amanda Grumman,
Shawnee Harkins,
Amy Rangel &
Alexandra Gibson.
What's your body image story? What body parts do you like the most and like the least? For me, I like my chest, since it's something I've worked on (as opposed to my eyes, which are pretty, but just genetics) and the thing I like the least are the love handles I can't seem to lose.
Labels: gay, personal, writing
