
Metro LGBTQ+
June 16, 2025 at 01:23 PM
*content warning: body image*
The first time I ever got a girlfriend, I was delighted. I’d come out as bisexual when I was 18, and two years later, after only ever been on dates with women, I was in a relationship with one.
Shortly afterwards, though, I started to struggle with the way I looked. It wasn’t that I didn’t feel love from my partner; more that I couldn’t stop comparing my body to hers. I saw that she was much thinner than I was, and wished we could swap figures.
According to LGBTQ+ organisation The Trevor Project, queer and trans youth are disproportionately impacted by body confidence issues.
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