Whether it’s the tanned, nubile creatures of Love Island, or impossibly-toned Insta models, there are now more ways than ever for young women to feel bombarded with messages about how they should look.
While these beauty ideals have damaging effects on all women, they can make young queer women feel particularly isolated for not living up to an idea of beauty designed by, and for, the consumption of cisgender, heterosexual men.