Body Positive
A lot of people don’t know this, but fat activism has been around in the United States since the 1960s. Yes, it’s true!
Read...There’s absolutely nothing wrong with loving my body. I don’t have to choose between being fat and beautiful, I can be both.
Read...I hadn't been to a club like this one — the kind full of straight men who are probably homophobic and at least a little coercive, who smell like Old Spice deodorant and have enough disposable income to keep an open tab (the kind of men I'd been taught were "a catch") — for a very, very long time. I tried to remember exactly how long. A decade? More?
Read...I’m very aware of the fact that I’m fat — trust me. I’ve had this body for longer than you’ve been familiar with it.
Read...I got tired of waking up and being terrified for my health and so I decided to do what I’d been taught to do in moments of distress: craft.
Read...How's this for a scary statistic: Studies show that kids as young as 5 say they don’t like their bodies. We need to raise body-positive kids!
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