LGBT event reveals eating disorder and body image issues

ColumbiaMissourian.com – By Rose Raymond

Columbia – Body image issues have long been a problem in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but people have yet to fully realize the extent of it.

“Transgender is becoming a really hot topic on college campuses,” Faughn said, adding that transgender individuals are a “growing population with increased visibility.”

Faughn said that many of the body alterations that some transgender individuals desire to have, such as hormones, plastic surgery, and liposuction, are hard to get because of affordability.