ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: While gay and lesbian sexual and reproductive health issues are well-informed, others issues about health and the relationship to the body are less often addressed. PURPOSE OF RESEARCH: Coming from "LGBTI Health" research, this article tries to fill this gap by aiming to reproduce the results of a quantitative survey conducted in France in 2017 focusing more specifically on gay and lesbian people. Also, the results of this research are compared with the available literature on this question. RESULTS: By measuring indices such as the use of diets, weight or sport, we tend to show that homosexuals do not have the same relationship to the body as heterosexuals. We also show that differences appear among gays and lesbians. CONCLUSION: If the results of this study are concomitant with the international data on the subject, they also show blind spot in terms of relationship to the body of homosexual subcultures.
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: While gay and lesbian sexual and reproductive health issues are well-informed, others issues about health and the relationship to the body are less often addressed.Purpose of research: Coming from "LGBTI Health" research, this article tries to fill this gap by aiming to reproduce the results of a quantitative survey conducted in France in 2017 focusing more specifically on gay and lesbian people. Also, the results of this research are compared with the available literature on this question. RESULTS: By measuring indices such as the use of diets, weight or sport, we tend to show that homosexuals do not have the same relationship to the body as heterosexuals. We also show that differences appear among gays and lesbians. CONCLUSION: If the results of this study are concomitant with the international data on the subject, they also show blind spot in terms of relationship to the body of homosexual subcultures.
