A new campaign is shining a light on the internalised and cultural stigma and shame that is stopping the LGBTQI community from reaching out for help battling eating disorders. The Butterfly Foundation reports that only 10% of contacts identify as LGBTQI, although people in the community are significantly more likely to experience an eating disorder than the general population.Homosexual men are seven times more likely to report bingeing and nearly 12 times more likely to report purging than heterosexual males.While two-thirds of people who identify as trans or gender diverse report limiting their eating because of their gender identity.
Read more on starobserver.com.au