Gay fat men want their dignity and respect in society. He explains how gay big men are marginalized both for their sexual orientation in a heteronormative society and for their size in a gay society (2). Whitesel argues that fat gay men are stigmatized in the LGBTQ movement because of their size. Whitesel discusses how members of a double marganilzed group (being fat and gay) have reconstructed their identities in the face of discrimination. Jason Whitesel, professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, enters the world of fat gay men in his book Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma (2014). Once the way fat bodies live and shape the world is understood, acceptance and celebration emerges. Members of this double marginalized group are often stigmatized and have a hard time feeling confident in who they are.
Fat gay men have a hard time being accepted by the heteronormative society and the gay society. However, many members within the community continue to experience discrimination because of their identity to other marginalized groups.
The LGBTQ community is growing rapidy and gaining more support through the decades.