Krista Sturgeon
Author and activist Krista Sturgeon has been surviving with anorexia for two decades, and her own experiences inspired her to become a researcher and advocate for others just like her, especially in the LGBT community. In her memoir “An Angry, Distorted and Exhaustive View of My Body Image,” Sturgeon details what it’s like to recover from the eating disorder in the long term. “Eating disorders are an equal opportunity destroyer,” says Sturgeon, who works closely with the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). “It does not discriminate against sexual identity, gender, age, race, socioeconomic status or religion. The LGBTQ community, up until recently, have been ignored when it comes to these deadly diseases.” Sturgeon hopes that her work, developing a resource of non-profit organizations to partner with to start peer groups in the U.S. and frequently speaking at middle schools, high schools and colleges about eating disorders, will help provide much-needed information and inspiration for others living with the condition. —TB
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