Tiberiu C?pudean is a photographer from Romania. In his latest project, N•A•K•E•D, he’s challenging homophobia, showcasing diversity, and promoting male body positivity.
“Romania is a highly homophobic country,” C?pudean tells Gay Star News. “There’s still a lot of prejudice, discrimination and violence. And while in Bucharest and a few larger cities there are some minor improvements, in the rural areas it’s quite dangerous being out.”
Romania currently doesn’t recognize same-sex unions, not even marriages conducted abroad. And religion maintains strong grip over societal attitudes and policy.
“The politicians that rule my country are hand in hand with the Romanian Orthodox Church,” says C?pudean.
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He hopes his work might help change that.
“I strongly believe that the LGBTQ community needs more visibility,” C?pudean says. “Therefore, N•A•K•E•D emerged from this need and from my desire to help those who are not part of a sexual minority to understand us.”
He continues: “Fighting against homophobia was the main reason for my project. But there are other criteria based on which people are discriminated against: racism, xenophobia, body shaming, ageism, stereotyping, etc.”
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h/t: Gay Star News
KaiserVonScheiss
Body positivity is about the stupidest thing anyone has come up with. These people want us to believe that being obese is healthy. It isn’t. It’s linked to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
From personal experience, I know that being obese is unhealthy and is simply depressing. I used to wear a 4XL shirt size, now I wear an XL or some times a large (depending on the brand). I was miserable back then and had terrible problems with hypoglycemia.
I quit smoking, started exercising, and went on a diet. The hypoglycemia went away. I’ve had moles and skin tags that have gone away. I have more energy and just feel better.
nitejonboy
Who do you think you’re kidding you shallow self hating asshole..you still wear a 4XL and you lie lie lie!!! Love yourself and other’s will love you..be miserable all the time and no one will want to come near you. I am fat but I am happy and I attract happy people, they may not want to fu_k me, but at least I have friends, grow up people!!
Tête Carrée
Your official role at Queerty seems to be professional hetero troll. Are we supposed to care about your fat azz?
woodin
KVS is toxic
Lacuevaman
agree…. not fats, fems or panty-wearing males
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Yup that’ll do it. Nobel peace prize incoming
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
This is a rehash
Kieran
They should use these pictures in gay conversion therapy.
Mick406
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! The Romanians I’ve seen on boycams.com look NOTHING like this!!!
Clay83
What disgusting and horrible thing to say.
nitejonboy
Man ya’ll are some shallow A-holes up in here.
Tête Carrée
And not one of these “beauties” has a photo of themselves for an avatar.
Kangol
Not sure these will end homophobia in Romania, but LGBTQ visibility is very important, and I appreciate the range of men he’s depicting. The trolls are trashing them, but these are regular guys, and a number of them are attractive.
justgeo
This does not have anything at all to do with homophobia. It is more about type. Please correct title and D. decimal system.