Whether they were dim, blurry selfies or professional photo shoots, Tumblr users exposed me to naked trans bodies, naked bodies of color, naked non-binary bodies, and naked fat bodies. Sometimes all at once. All were wonderful, and all worked to support those marginalized people who were left out of magazines, ads, and even mainstream pornography. Read more
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Why Don’t We Hear Fat Women’s #MeToo Stories?
Hint: It’s not because we don’t have them. Content warning: descriptions of sexual assault One hundred and twenty two men. That’s how many prominent politicians, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and public figures have been publicly accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault since Harvey Weinstein left the Weinstein Company. In the last week alone, Junot Diaz joined that Read more
On Weight Loss Surgery And The Unbearable Thinness Of Being
I learned the quiet heartbreak of losing someone who truly understood what it meant to live in a body like mine. Read more