“Embracing my queerness has actually been really healing for the way that I live in my body”: An exploration of queer women’s body image and physical activity

As conventional physical activity contexts are often male-dominated, cis-heteronormative, and uphold narrow Western beauty ideals, they contribute to the stigmatization and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals. Queer women may be particularly at risk, as they report the lowest rates of physical activity participation, compared to other LGBTQIA+ groups. To address this equity concern in physical activity, this study explored the relationship between queer women's body image and physical activity exp