ArticleNutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia2022
Being in a queer time: Exploring the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBTQ+ body image.
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- Mediating Factors and Demographic Disparities Associated With Disordered Eating in University Students During the Era of COVID-19.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceptual disturbances and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors: A review of the literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Queer Politics of a Pandemic: LGBTQ + People's Conceptions of COVID-19's Politicization.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- Being in a queer time: Exploring the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBTQ+ body image.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2022Article
- Social media use and body image issues among adolescents in a vulnerable Louisiana community.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimThe isolating public health measures mandated during the COVID-19 pandemic had complex influences on the lives and body image of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals (LGBTQ+) in Canada. The aim of this study was to explore the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on body image for LGBTQ+ Canadians.
methodsThe qualitative research process was guided by queer theory and poststructuralism and consisted of an online survey with open-ended questions and semi-structured virtual interviews. A total of 70 self-identifying LGBTQ+ individuals completed the survey, and eight individuals partook in the interviews. Responses were analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis.
resultsFour major discursive considerations were found to shape participants' experiences, including, (a) time for reflection, (b) time away from social surveillance, (c) time to work on oneself, and (d) time to (dis)connect. Woven through these considerations were social discourses of hetero-cis-normativity, healthism, and resistance. DISCUSSION: The COVID-19 pandemic was a 'queer time' for LGBTQ+ people. Competing social discourses created complex and often contradictory meanings of bodies and body image. COVID-19-related self-isolation was for some participants a reprieve from constant body monitoring while for others it was a time of continued pressure to embody body ideals. Participants suggested that nutritional messages during such times be ones of compassion and non-judgement of bodies.
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