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Female bodybuilders exist outside of traditional notions of femininity, with some positioning it as a queer and feminist act. Nevertheless it’s a bit more nuanced than that When Love Lies Bleeding comes out in May, it would shine a highlight on a version of femininity and the feminine body that we don’t often get to see in mainstream media. The erotic thriller, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy M O’Brien, centres around a queer relationship between bodybuilder Jackie and Lou, a gym manager, and follows because the two get tousled with Lou’s criminal family.  Together with her ripped, muscular body, sculpted six-pack and beefy arms, Katy – like many female athletes – is antithetical to...

Female bodybuilders exist outside of traditional notions of femininity, with some positioning it as a queer and feminist act. Nevertheless it’s a bit more nuanced than that When Love Lies Bleeding comes out in May, it should shine a highlight on a version of femininity and the feminine body that we don’t often get to see in mainstream media. The erotic thriller, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy M O’Brien, centres around a queer relationship between bodybuilder Jackie and Lou, a gym manager, and follows because the two get twisted up with Lou’s criminal family.  Along with her ripped, muscular body, sculpted six-pack and beefy arms, Katy – like many female athletes – is antithetical...