Fitness as Queer Joy: moving our bodies outside of shame — Church of Sweat
For many of us in the queer and LGBTQ community, fitness hasn’t always felt joyful. It’s been tied to shame, to erasure, to trying to disappear or “fix” ourselves. But movement—when reclaimed—can become something so much deeper. Fitness can be queer joy. It can be playful, healing, wild, sexy, sacred. It can be a space where we get to return to ourselves, not escape. As a queer personal trainer, I’ve watched gay, trans, and nonbinary clients rewrite their relationships with their bodies—not by conforming, but by reclaiming. and in this blog, I’m going to talk about how. Let’s get rolling.