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Gay men push back on body shaming amid high rates of body dysmorphia, eating disorders

ABC News(NEW YORK) A growing number of gay men are publicly pushing back against what they say is bullying within the gay community over how they look, and in many cases using social media to do so. Sam Coffie, who calls himself full-figured and posts his body with pride on social media, said as a gay man he has seen his dating life impacted by his appearance. "I've had someone actually say, 'If you lost a little bit more weight, I think we could go on a date,'" Coffie told ABC News' Good Morning America. Coffie said he feels gay culture in the United States has an "unwritten" and "unspoken" Adonis complex. The term refers to the anxiety and insecurity boys and men experience about their appearance and body image, according to The Adonis Complex, a book published in 2000 that gave the condition its name. "People internalize, 'I have to create this body image. I have to live up to this. I have to fight for this. I have to str ....

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