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Reddit mentions of Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia
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Not really a single source, more of a collection. It also depends on how deep you want to get. Bodybuilding came from the late-19th century belief in 'physical culture', where looking muscular was a side effect of being strong and healthy, not the goal. I don't know if you'd like info on how bodybuilding came to be, or just its history as a gay subculture, but I can give you a few links and some heads up so you can take it where you want.
Most of the info can be found in the Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors series and Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia. But if you don't feel like thesis-level research, then
https://www.t-nation.com/training/dark-side-of-bodybuilding
http://bilerico.lgbtqnation.com/2011/02/a_short_history_of_physique_magazines.php
https://gayinfluence.blogspot.com/2013/05/bob-mizer.html
http://www.menspulpmags.com/2010/10/american-manhood-magazine-didnt-ask-and.html
http://www.musclememory.com/articles/fairyTale.html
should at least get you started. Bodybuilding as a cultural phenomena (as opposed to its roots in 'physical culture') has always had a quiet but tremendously gay backstory. The transition from being strong yet athletic looking to just big muscles was almost exclusively to draw in the underground gay male community and make as much money as possible off of them. I can't find the source ATM, but there were even some photographers (like Mizer above) and magazines that would publish symbols along with pics of the young models; the symbols were codes for what the model was into (muscle worship, posing only, oral only, submissive, etc), as they were also being pimped out to wealthy gay men who read the magazines.
It all continues today (NSFW), though. All you'd need to do is plume the depths of the 'muscle worship' scene, look into the clusterfuck surrounding Kai Greene's infamous grapefruit video, or even just check certain parts of Reddit. Regular users of the now banned SST sub would often trade links to gay cam sites or back-page lists for gay modeling to make a quick buck. Because modern bodybuilding relies entirely on so many various drugs, a lot of bodybuilders and physique competitors (especially the younger ones) rely on either dealing steroids themselves or 'modeling' for gay men to make enough money to compete. It's the most common 'dirty secret' in the entire 'sport'.