The History of the Gim Culture in the United States

i wante to just pause for a second and talk about the way that that operated. So that theres there would be no gim culture in this country without queer people like full stop, no question. Having what he called a chelsea boy physique, the kind of fit, muscular body, became such an important way to show case that you weren't sick,. You weren't wasting away from h i v as. And so wearing that signifier of health on your body was a one way that kind of fitness culture operated in that period. I had the great pleasure of interviewing molly fox, who iske still considered one of the leaders in the fitness industry. She talks about