NAAFA Community Voices Blog

Sharing thoughts and ideas from fat community.

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From the Newsletter, Antiracism, Healthcare, Medical Terri and Bill Weitze From the Newsletter, Antiracism, Healthcare, Medical Terri and Bill Weitze

Media and Research Roundup - June 2022

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: 14-year old Zeke Sanchez and how he is changing body expectations, memories of activist Dr. Cat Pause and discussion of the numerous weight loss drugs that the FDA is approving, and more!

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From the Newsletter, Call to Action, Activism, Health At Every Size Terri and Bill Weitze From the Newsletter, Call to Action, Activism, Health At Every Size Terri and Bill Weitze

Media and Research Roundup - May 2022

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: body positivity and what "everyone knows"; Texas State Troopers are facing disciplinary action based on their waist circumference; how food hierarchies can be antifatness, classist and racist; a petition against weighing children in school, and more!

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