‘A Blank slate body:’ Cis individuals’ descriptions of their androgynous body ideals

Bisexual Stereotypes Apply Differently by Body Size: An Assessment of Bisexual Prototypicality, Trait Application, and Body Size

“…It is unclear at present how androgynous bodies of varying sizes might be perceived, particularly in their interaction with bisexual identities and with regard to bisexual stereotyping (which often operates along gendered lines; see Morgenroth et al, 2021). However, analogous to how the adoption of fat identities can be used to resist hegemonic beauty standards (see Taylor, 2020), androgynous expressions can be embodied as a challenge to beauty norms (Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021). Some people who adopt androgynous expressions report employing body shape to meet androgynous appearance ideals, for example, losing weight or otherwise hiding feminine bodily attributes (e.g., through chest binding) in order to appear more androgynous (see Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021).…”

“…However, analogous to how the adoption of fat identities can be used to resist hegemonic beauty standards (see Taylor, 2020), androgynous expressions can be embodied as a challenge to beauty norms (Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021). Some people who adopt androgynous expressions report employing body shape to meet androgynous appearance ideals, for example, losing weight or otherwise hiding feminine bodily attributes (e.g., through chest binding) in order to appear more androgynous (see Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021). Thus, it is important for future research to examine how gender expression -including androgyny -influences perceptions of body size, particularly as they intersect with (bi)sexual orientation.…”

“I’m still not sure if the eating disorder is a result of gender dysphoria”: Trans and nonbinary individuals’ descriptions of their eating and body concerns in relation to their gender.

“…Historically, this has been conceptualized in gender binary terms of women expressing their gender femininely and men expressing masculinity. Emerging literature has attended to androgynous gender expression (Cusack & Galupo, 2020;Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo, Pulice-Farrow, & Pehl, 2020;Smith et al, 2019). Sixty-eight percent of participants described their understanding of their eating and body image concerns as they pertain to external standards of gender expression.…”

Bisexual stereotypes apply differently by body size: An assessment of bisexual prototypicality, trait application, and body size

“…It is unclear at present how androgynous bodies of varying sizes might be perceived, particularly in their interaction with bisexual identities and with regard to bisexual stereotyping (which often operates along gendered lines; see Morgenroth et al, 2021). However, analogous to how the adoption of fat identities can be used to resist hegemonic beauty standards (see Taylor, 2020), androgynous expressions can be embodied as a challenge to beauty norms (Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021). Some people who adopt androgynous expressions report employing body shape to meet androgynous appearance ideals, for example, losing weight or otherwise hiding feminine bodily attributes (e.g., through chest binding) in order to appear more androgynous (see Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021).…”

“…However, analogous to how the adoption of fat identities can be used to resist hegemonic beauty standards (see Taylor, 2020), androgynous expressions can be embodied as a challenge to beauty norms (Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021). Some people who adopt androgynous expressions report employing body shape to meet androgynous appearance ideals, for example, losing weight or otherwise hiding feminine bodily attributes (e.g., through chest binding) in order to appear more androgynous (see Cusack et al, 2020;Galupo et al, 2021). Thus, it is important for future research to examine how gender expression -including androgyny -influences perceptions of body size, particularly as they intersect with (bi)sexual orientation.…”