We often hear about the importance of illustrating the diversity among women’s bodies. Whether we see them on TV, in magazines, at bus stops or in stores, we realize that the models do not represent reality for many women. There is less talk of this phenomenon in men. Yet, the projected images are...
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate to the pan-Canadian meeting on online interventions for LGBT health. This meeting took place at UQÀM and was organized by the Sexuality and Gender Diversity: Vulnerability and Resilience (SVR) research team. Researchers and organizations across Canada were there to present their respective projects. Although my research focuses...
It’s November, the month that has become synonymous of men’s health since the Movember movement. For those who do not know, I write on a blog in french for Extenso, the nutrition reference center from the University of Montreal. In my most recent post (french only), I spoke about the lack of masculinity and virility...
Lately, I’ve put my heart and soul into my project, so I lack the time to continue writing on this blog. However, almost every day, when I meet people and I explain my research project, I am faced with questioning looks. Why is it that gays are straights would feed differently? “Is it really relevant...
On June 25th, to celebrate gay pride, the popular Oreo cookies brand posted on their Facebook page a six-layered cookie with the famous six colors of the rainbow. This symbolic gesture could have gone unnoticed like many other advertisements of the same type Oreo published on their page. However, this simple rainbow cookie raised passions...
