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i didn't mean to wear a joutfit, i swear! . . #stretchremarkspodcast #lgbtpodcast #joutfit #ootd #jeanjacket #vans #bisexual #fatgirlshiking #fatpositive #bodyliberation #bodypositive #fatbabes https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDShfcgny4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bphd1digjz35

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Taking #inspiration with us this Monday morning from the incredible @decolonizing_fitness We must strive to care for one another and to always make room in our hearts and minds for the perspectives of those different from us. be safe and take care of each other!! #stretchremarkspodcast #lgbtpodcast #fatpositive #bodyliberation #bodypositive #fitness #decolonizeyourdiet https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZb_dDALk1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sgwd82ohchno

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A damn good piece of pie follows a damn good hike! if you live in the Pacific Northwest, please check out our podcast! This week we talked about the beautiful seasonal changes we're currently LOVING🌿🍃🍂🍁 #stretchremarkspodcast #fatgirlfriday #fatpositive #fatgirlshiking #mtsi #twinpeaks #pie #coffee #snoqualmiefalls #lgbtpodcast #comedypodcast (at Snoqualmie, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoRuilugqMR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n1kxtjbx2ng1

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Is your Sunday going swimmingly?! 😂 if you're still in need of some stress relief, check out our newest episode this week before our new episode next weekend! In episode 105: Thick Thighs, Queer Lives, we took a look into our everyday lives as fabulous fat babes and shared some of our experiences, the fabulous and not so fabulous alike! Link in bio! #thickthighs #queer #stretchremarkspodcast #fatpositive #selfcaresunday #fatacceptance #fuckfatphobia #lgbtpodcast #bisexual https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn0SdrMABiu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vvhm4ggrbznr

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“With every act of self care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side; each day I am more and more on my side.”

— Susan Weiss Berry (via purplebuddhaquotes)

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AFROPUNK DAY 2 Ig: RavenOnRebel

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Hallie & Tie-Dye Girl

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LGBT musicians

sapphic-playlists‌:

 Artists of color are bolded. 

Lesbian/Bi/Pan

Adult Mom - Indie pop band

Alex Lahey

Alex the Astronaut - Alternative Pop

Alix Dobkin - 1970s lesbian folk music

Alix Olson - Early 00s alternative and spoken word

Ally Hills - youtuber pop 

Alma - pop

Amanda Palmer - Alt Pop

Amandla Stenberg - R&B inspired Pop

Amy Winehouse - ballads

Ana Carolina - Brazilian bisexual singer

Aneta Langerova - Czech lesbian singer 

Anne-Marie - pop

Angel Haze - Rap

Angie - Hiphop inspired Pop

Ani Difranco - 90s Folk

Asha Santee - folk

Austra - electronic music band 

Azealia Banks - Rap/Hiphop

be steadwell - R&B/alt pop

Beatrice Eli - Pop

Bec Sandridge - Pop

Bella Thorne 

Beth Ditto

Bikini Kill - Riot grrrl band 

Bitch and Animal - Folk pop band

Boyskout - early 00s pop

Brandi Carlisle - Americana/Folk

Brandy Clark - country 

BRE-Z - hiphop/rap

Caitlyn Scarlett - hiphop inspired pop

Camp Cope - alt rock band 

Catey Shaw

Catie Curtis

Celeste Carballo - Argentinian singer

Charlotte Day Wilson - R&B ballads

Chelsea Shag

Chely Wright - country/folk

Christine and the queens - pop

Chynna - rap

Clairo - alt pop

Claire Waldoff - german 1920s cabaret singer 

Coeur de pirate - pop

Courtney Barnett

cyberbully mom club - indie pop band

Cris Williamson - 80s lesbian folk

Cupcakke - rap

Daisy O Connor - folk

Danhana - kpop

Destroy Boys - smaller indie punk rock band 

DEV - pop

Demi Lovato - pop

disappear fear

Dizzy Fae - R&B

Dodie Clark - youtuber alt pop

The Dollyrots - punk pop rock

Domo Wilson - rap

Doria Roberts - early 00s pop

Dream Wife - indie rock

Dyke Drama 

Elektra - early 00s pop

Elena Pogrebizhskaya - russian singer 

Ember Swift - early 00s folk pop

Etta Bond - R&B/pop

Fatty Cakes and the puff pastries - indie 

Fletcher - pop

Fly Bye - indie band 

Frankie Cosmos - alternative

Frankie Simone - pop

GA31 - futuristic Brazilian lesbian music 

Gia - pop

Gianna Nannini - italian singer 

Gina Young - riot grrrl inspired rock

Gioaia Bruno - italian singer 

girl in red - alternative pop

GIRLI - uhhh idek how to describe her music

Girlpool - folk/alternative

Girlyman - alternative/folk

God is my copilot - punk rock

God-des & She - hiphop/rap

Gossip - indie rock

Grace Petrie - folk

Grace Petrie and the PC Brigade - folk

GRLwood - riot grrrl inspired punk rock

Halsey - pop

Hayley Kiyoko - pop

Heavens to Betsy - rock

Holly Miranda - alt pop

Holly Near

Hunter Valentine

Hurray for the Riff Raff

IAMDDB -hiphop/rap

Isabela Nobrega - indie pop

It was romance - indie rock

Indigo Girls - lesbian folk duo

Jamie Anderson - folk

Janelle Monae - hiphop/pop/rap

Janis Ian - folk

Janis Joplin

Jasmine Kennedy - folk

Jay Som - alternative pop 

Jehnny Beth - french musician

Jen Cloher - alternative

Jen Foster - folk pop

Jenny Owens Young - indie pop/indie folk/alt rock

Jess Glynn

Jessie Reyez - r&b/soul

Ji Nilson - pop

Judy Small - folk

Julia Sinclair/Sinclair - singer songwriter 

Julia Weldon

Julia Volkova - russian, the bi member of tatu 

Julien Baker 

K.D Lang - lesbian 90s folk pop

Kaki King - indie rock

Kate Nash - pop

Kate Reid - indie

Kehlani - R&B/pop

Kelela - R&B

Kesha - Pop

Kina Grannis - indie artist

King Princess - Pop

Kitty - pop 

Kodie Shane - Rap/Hiphop

Ladyhawke - Electric pop

Lady Gaga - Electric pop

Lady Lamb

Lady Sovereign

Laura Marling - alternative pop

Laura Nyro - 80s rock

Lauren Jauregui

Lauren Ruth Ward - rock

Lauren Sanderson - R&B

Lavender Country - Country/folk

Le Tigre

Lesbians on Ectasy - Rock

Lights - electropop

Lindsey Jordan/Snail Mail - indie rock

Lipstick Homicide - rock

Lipstick Jodi - rock band 

Lovers - alternative/folk

Lowell - alternative pop

LP - ballads

Lucie Blue Tremblay - lesbian 80s folk

Lucy Dacus

Lucy Spraggan

Lucy & La Mer - pop

Lynn Gunn/PVRIS 

Lzzy Hale/Halestorm

Maggie Lindemann

Mal Blum - alternative/indie

Maman - lesbian kpop idol 

Mara Levi - britpop

Marika Hackman - indie rock

Maris - indie pop

Martha - indie pop punk

Mary Lambert - pop ballads 

Melange Lavonne - rap/hiphop

Melissa Etheridge 

Melissa Ferrick

Miki Ratsula - indie pop

Miley Cyrus - pop/country

Mirah - alternative pop

Moaning Lisa - indie rock

MUNA - pop

Nakala - indie R&B

Natasha Kmeto - pop ballads

Naz & Ella - indie pop

Ness Nite - R&B/hiphop

Nicole Dollanganger - alternative pop

Nicolette Forte - indie/alternative

Oh Pep!

Otep - nu metal/rock

Palehound - folk/alt pop 

Partner - soft/alt rock

Peaches - genre crossing pop music

phem - genre crossing pop music

Princess Nokia - hiphop

PVRIS - rock

Qiao Qiao - chinese lesbian singer

Rachel Cantu

Renee Phoenix 

REYNA - pop

Ria Mae

Rita Ora - pop

Saara Alto

Sarah Skinner

Sandra Mihanovich - argentinian

S.J Tucker - alternative/folk

SALES- electropop

Sami Grisafe - ballads

Sapphic Lasers - indie pop

Sara Renberg - indie rock

Sarah Skinner - trap pop

Screaming females - indie rock

See - electropop

Sequin Sally - alt pop

Shura - pop

Sia - pop ballads

Silvana imam - swedish lesbian rapper

Sinead O Connor

Siya - rapper

Sizzy Rocket - pop/electropop

Skin

Sleater-Kinney - riot grrrl era rock

Sofya Wang - pop

Soko - alt/indie pop

Sophie B. Hawkins - 90s lesbian folk pop

St. Vincent - electropop/indie rock

Starley

Studio Killers - electropop

Syd - R&B

Team Dresch - queercore 

Tegan and Sara - pop

Tender Forever - alternative pop

Teresa Trull - 80s lesbian folk

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - alt/indie pop band

Theesatisfaction

The Aces - poppy girl group

The Blow - alt pop/early 00s pop

The Butchies - late 90s butch lesbian soft rock band

The Degenerettes - rock

The Ditty Bops - britpop band

The Greeting Committee -indie/folk band

The Internet - R&B band fronted by Syd

The Japanese House - alt/indie pop

The Sounds/Marja Lvarsson

The Veronicas - pop/electropop

The xx

Tiara Thomas - R&B/hiphop

Tiffany Gouche - R&B

Tinashe

Tret Fure

TT the Artist - rap/hiphop

TORRES - pop/alt pop

Torrey Mercer - indie pop

Tove Lo - pop

Tracy Chapman - 80s lesbian folk 

Tribe 8 - riot grrrl era punk rock

Two Nice Girls - 80s lesbian folk

Tyra B

Veruca Salt - indie rock

Von Grey - electropop/ballads

Whitney Lindquist - indie pop

Willow - pop/R&B/alt pop

Wyvern Lingo - folk/folk pop

Young M.A - rap

Zolita - pop

Zoe Lewis - alternative/alt pop

Gay/Bi/Pan

A Great Big World - pop

Adam Lambert - pop

Adore Delano - drag queen musician 

Aja - drag musician, rap

Anthony Rapp - broadway singer 

Arca - Venezuelan singer

AVAN LAVA - pop band

Big Freedia - queen of bounce 

Billie Joe Armstrong/Green day - emo boy rock

Billy Gilman - country

Bloc Party - english indie rock band

Blood Orange - alt/indie

Brayton Bowman - rhythm/blues singer-songwriter

Brendon Urie/Panic! at the disco - todays emo boy pop rock

BROCKHAMPTON - hiphop/rap

Bronze Avery - pop

Cakes Da Killa - hiphop/rap/electronic

Calum Scott - pop

Christeene - drag musician

Conchita Wurst - drag musician, pop

Cub Sport - indie pop

David Bowie - 80s pop 

DreBae - hiphop/rap

Doug Locke - pop/rhythm and blues 

Elton John - 70s/80s ballads

Erasure - synth pop/dance duo 

Felix Jaehn - electronic dance/tropical house

Frank Ocean - R&B

Freddie Mercury/Queen - rock

Greyson Chance 

Harry Styles - pop

Hercules and Love Affair - dance/disco

Holland - K-Pop idol

Jake Shears

Jamie Stewart/Xiu Xiu/Former Ghosts - experimental rock

Jinkx Monsoon - drag musician 

Jesse Saint John - pop

Joey Graceffa - youtuber pop

John Grant - singer-songwriter, former alt rock band member 

Kadie Elder - pop

Kaytranada - hiphop/dance

Keiynan Lonsdale - pop

Kele Okereke - english indie rock, former member of bloc party

Kevin Abstract - rap/hiphop, member of brockhampton

Kevin McHale - singer from Glee

Kidd Kenn - hiphop/rap

Lavender Country - Country/folk

Le1f - rap

Leland - pop/country/contemporary r&b

Leo Kalyan - dance/electronic

Leuan/Holly Lavender - indie alternative 

Limpwrist - queercore 

Lyon Hart - pop

Matt Alber - folk rock/alt rock

Matt Fishel - pop

Michael Blume - pop

Mika - pop/ballads 

MNEK - pop/R&B/dance pop

MRSHLL -  Korean R&B singer

Mykki Blanco - rap/hiphop/alt hiphop

Neon Trees - pop rock band 

Pansy Division - 90s pop punk/queercore/alt rock

Pet Shop Boys - 80s dance pop/art pop

Perfume Genius - electropop/indie pop/art pop

Rainbow Kitten Surprise 

Rico Dalasam - hiphop/rap

Rostam Batmanglij - electropop/indie rock, former member of vampire weekend 

Rupaul - drag race pop

Sam Smith - pop ballads 

Scissor Sisters - band with a bunch of gays 

Senses Fail - emo/metalcore band 

serpentwithfeet - experimental

Shamir - indie rock/disco/hip house

Shea Coulee - drag musician, electropop/dance

Solomon Ray - latin pop/dance pop/reggaeton

SSION - dance/electronic/pop

Steve Grand - country

Superfruit - pop duo

Sufjan Stevens - indie folk/alt rock/baroque pop

Taylor Bennet - rap

Tokio Hotel 

Tom Goss - singer-songwriter

Trixie Mattel - drag race pop 

Troye Sivan - pop/alt pop

TWINKIDS

Ty Herndon - country

Tyler Glenn - singer-songwriter/pop rock, fronts neon trees

Tyler the Creator - rap/hiphop

Vardaan Arora - pop

VINCINT - pop

Will Young 

Who Is Fancy? - pop/indie rock 

Woodkid - pop/art pop

Wrabel - pop/ballads 

Years and Years - electropop/britpop/dance pop 

Zebra Katz - rap/hiphop

Trans/Nonbinary

1.8.7/Jordana LeSesne - trans woman, dance music 

Adore Delano - drag musician, nonbinary gay

Adult Mom - nonbinary, indie rock

Against Me! - band fronted by a queer trans woman, rock 

Aja - drag musician, nonbinary gay

Ah Mer Ah Su -trans woman, electropop

Amandla Stenberg - nonbinary lesbian, pop

Angel Haze - queer & nonbinary

Anohni - trans woman

Athens Boys Choir - trans man, spoken word/hiphop

A.W - nonbinary, indie music

Axis of Awesome - lead singer is a trans woman

Aye Nako - band that has a trans member 

Baby Dee - trans woman, rock

Billy Tipton - trans man, 1950s jazz musician 

Cavetown - trans man, alternative 

Cayetana - one of the members is nonbinary

Dana Interrnational - trans woman

Ezra Furman - genderqueer

G.L.O.S.S - trans-feminist band

imbi the girl - nonbinary

Jake Edwards - bisexual & nonbinary 

Jesus and his Judgemental Father - band fronted by a trans man

Jinkx Monsoon - nonbinary gay, drag musician 

Katastrophe - trans man, hiphop

Katey Red - trans woman, creator of sissy bounce music 

Kim Petras - trans woman, electropop

King Princess - genderqueer lesbian, pop 

Laith Ashley -trans man

Lars Randa - trans man

Lucas Silveira - trans man

Mal Blum - queer & nonbinary, alternative 

Mina Caputo/Life of Agony - trans woman

Miss Blanks - trans woman

Miss White - trans woman

Native Cats - one member is a trans woman

Ness Nite - genderqueer lesbian

Nervus - bisexual trans woman

Peppermint - trans woman

PWR BTTM - nonbinary band 

Quay Dash - trans woman

Rachel Maria Cox - nonbinary, indie pop

Rae Spoon - nonbinary 

Ryan Cassata - transman

Sateen - one member of the married lesbian duo is a trans woman

Sam Smith - genderqueer

Shawnee/She King - two spirit

Shea Diamond - trans woman

She/Hers/Her - trans woman

Skyler Kergil - trans man

Smoothboi Ezra - nonbinary, indie alternative

Steam Powered Giraffe - band fronted by a trans woman

Sons of an Illustrious Father - has genderqueer members

SOPHIE - trans woman, electropop

The Cliks - band fronted by a trans man

The Spook School - fronted by a gay trans man, indie rock

Too Attached - one half of the duo is a bi trans woman, political pop

Wendy Carlos - trans woman, filmscores and compositions 

Wilmer “Little Ax” Broadnax - trans man, 1950s hard gospel singer

Worriers - genderqueer

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this is ‘60 yr old gay man that has recently retired to california’ style

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wouldn’t it be cool if sylvia rivera or marsha p. johnson were still alive and you could see what kind of activism they were doing now, and support it, and follow them on social media?

“It sure would!”

Gosh, imaginary reader, I agree! And you know what?

MISS MAJOR IS *ALSO* A TRANS WOMAN OF COLOR WHO WAS AT STONEWALL, AND SHE’S STILL ALIVE AND AMAZING AND I ALMOST NEVER SEE ANYBODY MENTION HER

And yes, that’s her Instagram, @missmajor1. And yes, you can look her up on Facebook under Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and she even follows back 😮

Looks like she’s even on Twitter, @immissmajor.

From missmajor.net:

“Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, and a community leader and human rights activist.

Miss Major’s personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for her girls, trans women of color who have survived police brutality and incarceration in men’s jails and prisons.

Miss Major is formerly the long-time executive director of the San Francisco-based Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP), which advocates for trans women of color in and outside of prison. She is also the subject of a new documentary feature film currently showing around the country, MAJOR!”

She even has a GoFundMe, where people make one-time or recurring monthly donations to support this activist legend through her retirement:

https://www.gofundme.com/MsMajorRetirement

Since June and Pride commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, I thought it’d be a good time to boost her story. Happy Pride! 💖💜💙

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wholesome pride month meme

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it’s pride month, my gays.

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When we talk about being fat-positive and we say, “weight is not an indication of health,” I will reblog it. But I want us to also say, “health is not an indication of value.”

I could be at any weight and I will never be healthy, because I am chronically ill. Someone might be chronically ill and fat, or they might be chronically ill and not fat, and it really doesn’t matter.

When you make it about health, you’re saying health is the pinnacle of human achievement, and you’re shitting on those of us for whom health will always be a pipe dream.

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So remember: Its summer now, and you can dress however you want.

There’s no such thing as being too fat or too chubby or too tall or too short for shorts or tank tops or whatever you want to wear. If you feel cute and comfortable, you are.

A few tips:

Remember that a lot of clothes are designed to look good on hangers and be easy to mass produce. You are not a hanger and all bodies are not identical. Clothes not fitting right on you is not your fault.

Always try on clothes when you can. Clothes not fitting or looking good is not failure, its part of the process. If those clothes aren’t good enough for you, find ones that are.

Women’s clothing sizes are devilwork. They have no consistency and standardization, even among the same brand. I vary from a size 12 to a size 18 depending on brand and style. These numbers dont mean anything. Just find the items you are comfy in.

You are not obligated to impress anyone. If some random dude has a problem with your leg hair or muffin top or stretch marks, thats his problem and he can choke on it.

Enjoy your summer.

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Truth Behind Fat: References

[Original post found here. All content following is authored by the maker of Big Liberty, the source blog.]

DISCLAIMER: This links list is always in the works, and is not comprehensive or complete. If evidence is not listed, it doesn’t mean it does not exist. If you have any links to add, please insert them in relevant comments and they will be reviewed.

For a general resource on debunking the junk science behind obesity, please see:

Linda Bacon’s resources and blog

Sandy Szwarc’s blog, Junkfood Science

Michelle’s blog, The Fat Nutritionist

ASDAH’s article repository

Debunking Fat Hate and Misconceptions

Doesn’t Obesity Kill?

Obesity does not kill 400,000 Americans a year (in fact, it ‘contributes’ to fewer than 30,000).

Fit Over 60s Live Longer Regardless of Body Fat

No tenable link between obesity and breast cancer type

No tenable link between diet and weight control and remission of type II diabetes

The J-curve relationship between BMI and mortality

Mortality risk for overweight and obese is no greater than for ‘normal’ when hypertension and diabetes are controlled for, (Anthony Jerant, Peter Franks. “Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Short-Term Mortality: A Population-Based Observational Study, 2000–2006″ J Am Board Fam Med July-August 2012 vol. 25 no. 4 422-431)

Low-Calorie Diet Doesn’t Prolong Life (New York Times, August 29, 2012)

Shouldn’t Fat People Should Simply Eat Less and Move More?

In controlled settings people lose 10% of their weight on a diet, but one third to two thirds of the weight is regained within 1 year, and almost all is regained within 5 years. (“Methods for voluntary weight loss and control. NIH Technology Assessment Conference Panel.” Ann Intern Med. 1992 Jun 1;116(11):942-9.)

The preponderance of evidence shows that diets don’t work

No weight loss intervention shown generally effective post 5 years

Fat people as a whole metabolically the same as lean people, except that they’re bigger

Eating and weight gain not necessarily linked, study shows

Evidence for a bodyweight setpoint (energy homeostasis)

Medicare’s search for effective obesity treatments: Diets are not the answer. (Mann, Traci; Tomiyama, A. Janet; Westling, Erika; Lew, Ann-Marie; Samuels, Barbra; Chatman, Jason. American Psychologist, Vol 62(3), Apr 2007, 220-233. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.3.220 ) (PDF)

Isn’t There An Obesity Epidemic?

Americans have only gained an average of 14 lbs (women) and 16 lbs (men) since 1990 (Gallup)

Obesity: An Overblown Epidemic

The 1998 BMI definition changes made 30 million Americans overweight or obese OVERNIGHT

The Myth of the Obesity “Tsunami”

One-third of American Adults are Obese, but Rate Slows

Yeah, But What About the Children? Isn’t Fat Killing Them?

Childhood famine (that includes dieting and starvation) increases risk of type 2 diabetes

Adolescents who engage in unhealthy weight-control behaviors such as dieting and binge eating are three times more likely five years later to be overweight than adolescents who did not engage in those behaviors

Isn’t Weight a Lifestyle Choice?

Obesity largely determined by genetics, says study

Obesity is 77% heritable

Thin parents pass on skinny genes to children (October 4, 2011, The Independent, UK)

Insulin resistance. A multifaceted syndrome responsible for NIDDM, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. DeFronzo RA, Ferrannini E. Diabetes Care. 1991 Mar;14(3):173-94.

But Doesn’t the Idea that People are Different Sizes Though Consuming/Exercising the Same Violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

In fact, in principle, the suggestion that a “calorie is a calorie” — all human metabolisms are the same Bunsen Burner — violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Isn’t there a Study that Disproves the Claim that You Can Be Fit and Fat?

That study is junk science. The preponderance of evidence shows that in fact, one can be fat and fit.

Is there Discrimination Against Fat People?

Brownell Obesity Discrimination Study (2001)

Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity Aren’t Immune from Weight-Bias

The surprising reason why being overweight isn’t healthy

Obesity bias based on disgust, study says (2010)

Isn’t Fat Unhealthy?

Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift (Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor, Nutrition Journal 2011, 10:9, 24 January 2011)

Higher BMI can lower risk for Alzheimer’s

Metabolic syndrome associated with decelerated cognitive decline in the very elderly

The case against the Type II diabetes “epidemic” in kids

You can’t eat your way to diabetes

‘Obese’ BMI does not harm current health of young adults, study says

Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk (Reuters, May 24, 2012)

Shouldn’t Fat People Try to Diet Anyway?

Although long-term follow-up data are meager, the data that do exist suggest almost complete relapse after 3-5 yr. (Miller, W. C. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999 Aug;31(8):1129-34.)

In fact, size acceptance and health at every size may be a better approach to health than chronic dieting. (Bacon L, Stern JS, Van Loan MD, Keim NL. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Jun;105(6):929-36.)

Except that dieting can kill you, even when you’re fat and dieting down to a ‘normal’ weight.

And there are suggestions that frequent (intentional) weight loss diets reflect susceptibility to weight gain, rendering dieters prone to future weight gain. (August 9, 2011, K H Pietiläinen, S E Saarni, J Kaprio and A Rissanen. “Does dieting make you fat? A twin study” International Journal of Obesity | doi:10.1038/ijo.2011.160)

Healthy lifestyle habits are associated with a significant decrease in mortality regardless of baseline body mass index.  (Eric M. Matheson, MS, MD, Dana E. King, MS, MD and Charles J. Everett, PhD. J Am Board Fam Med January-February 2012 vol. 25 no. 1 9-15)

And adolescents who engage in unhealthy weight-control behaviors such as dieting and binge eating are three times more likely five years later to be overweight than adolescents who did not engage in those behaviors.

There are even further suggestions suggest that for many adolescents, dieting to control weight is not only ineffective, it may actually promote weight gain. (Alison E. Field, ScD, S. B. Austin, ScD, C. B. Taylor, MD, Susan Malspeis, SM, Bernard Rosner, PhD, Helaine R. Rockett, RD, Matthew W. Gillman, MD, Graham A. Colditz, MD. “Relation Between Dieting and Weight Change Among Preadolescents and Adolescents” PEDIATRICS Vol. 112 No. 4 October 1, 2003 pp. 900 -906)

Weight Regain Following Sustained Weight Reduction is Predicted by Relative Insulin Sensitivity, Trudy J. Yost, Dalan R. Jensen, Dr. Robert H. Eckel*, Obesity Research, Volume 3, Issue 6, pages 583–587, November 1995

But Aren’t Food Deserts/Lack of Access/Poor Choices/Lack of Time Making Poor People Fatter?

Studies question the pairing of food deserts and obesity (Gina Kolata, The New York Times, April 17, 2012)

General Sites Debunking the Junk Science About Obesity

Big Fat Lies

General Science

The Problem With Peer Review

When the population approach to prevention puts the health of individuals at risk

Food Science

Canned foods are as nutritious as fresh foods

Evidence for the Moral Panic

ADOPTION AND FERTILITY

Australian woman told she was too fat to adopt (January 2003, The Age, Australia)

In the UK, fat women can’t adopt (June 2006)

Kylie Lannigan told she was ‘too fat to adopt’ (June 2007, Australia)

Gary Stocklaufer denied adoption request because he was fat (July 2007, United States)

New Zealand bans fat woman from entering the country (November 2007, Big Fat Blog, NZ)

Obese women not allowed to get IVF treatments (December 2008, BBC News, UK)

Charlotte and Damien Hall denied for adoption because of their BMI (January 2009, The Guardian, UK)

CHILD ABUSE

Couple accused of starving baby so she doesn’t get fat (January 28, 2010, Fox News, USA)

Grandad arrested over Grand Canyon hike (September 2, 2011, The Age, Australia)

Parents allegedly starved baby because of obesity concerns (November 8, 2011, ABC News, USA)

Grandmother to face capital charges in granddaughter’s death (March 1, 2012, CBS News, USA)

CHILD REMOVAL

Oz parents to be held responsible for their kid’s obesity (February 2, 2009, The Indian Express, India)

Parents of fat children told they may be put up for adoption (September 5, 2011, Mirror News, UK/Scotland)

Ohio puts 200-lb third grader into foster care (November 27, 2011, MSNBC, USA)

‘Obese’ 5 year old taken from parents (December 5, 2011, iOL News, UK)

DEMONIZATION OF FAT PARENTS, AND PARENTS OF FAT CHILDREN

Is childhood obesity a symptom of neglect? (July 16, 2010, TIME Magazine, USA)

Study: Children are likely to become overweight by mimicking behaviors of obese parents NOTE: The study did not in fact show that children become overweight by mimicking the behaviors of fat parents, despite that scare-headline. It just showed that fat parents are much more likely to have fat children — which makes sense, given body weight is 77% heritable (July 13, 2009, NYDailyNews, USA)

MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE

Doctors’ ultimatum to kidney transplant wife: Lose 42lb in nine months or watch your husband die (March 2009, Daily Mail, UK – h/t richie79)

TAXATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

Fat people should have their food taxed to ‘pay for healthcare’

Don’t operate on smokers and the obese, says NHS Health Secretary (February 2007, Daily Mail, UK)

City government promotes lie to motivate weight loss via fear; anti-obesity agenda is to blame

The 1998 BMI definition changes made 30 million Americans overweight or obese OVERNIGHT

Obesity bias based on disgust, study says (2010)

Global governments must get ‘tough on obesity,’ in which the commentariat helpfully suggests plus-size clothing be ‘prescription-only,’ amongst other astoundingly panicked and bigoted replies (August 25, 2011, BBC Health, UK)

TRANSPORTATION

Southwest, Sizism, and Institutionalized Oppression (Athia, YouTube, August 2011)

On Kevin Smith and Flying Fat (BigLiberty, February 15, 2010)

WORK AND EMPLOYMENT

Obesity can mean less pay

Libertarian/Anarcho-capitalist Arguments Against the Obesity Moral Panic

The freedom to be fat

The new obesity pandemic, as same as the old obesity pandemic

The assault on food

Public health and the tyranny of the common good

Are food trucks really like child molesters?

Is Your Flab Imposing a Burden on Society? (May 1, 2012)

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Beth Ditto at the Seattle International Film Festival.