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Fat Liberation Month Virtual Fat & Happy Hour hosted by Malcolm

Thursday, August 31, 2023

5:30PM PT / 6:30PM MT / 7:30PM CT / 8:30PM ET

Duration: 60 minutes

Image Description: Headshots of VenDetta Petty Kash D'Ho, Malcolm, and Anthony Lee Munger appear in circles, as does the Fat Liberation Month logo. The NAAFA logo is in the top left corner. The text reads: "Virtual Fat & Happy Hour with Malcolm. Join us for an evening of fat joy and help us toast the end of Fat Liberation Month. August 31st, 2023 at 5:30pm Pacific. Register at naafa.org/flm⁠. ASL interpreting by Pro Bono ASL.

We’ve made it to the end of Fat Liberation Month, and we’re sending you into the rest of the year with community time and good vibes. Join us for a fun virtual Fat & Happy hour with games, performances, and more! Our host, Malcolm (who you’ll recognize from his appearances on TMZ) will get the party going, and VenDetta Petty Kash D'Ho will bless us with two performances! BYO-drinks and snacks, and get ready to upgrade your bartending skills with a demo by Anthony Lee Munger. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

NAAFA virtual events are for fat people and fat-positive folx of all sizes. Our virtual events are offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of our community of NAAFA donors.

This event is presented via Zoom, in English, and with English auto-captions by Otter.ai. ASL Interpreting by Pro Bono ASL.

The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization with a mission to change perceptions of fat and to end size discrimination through advocacy, education, and support. Our webinars are offered to the community free of charge thanks to the generosity of those who give to NAAFA. To support this and other NAAFA programming, visit naafa.org/give.

Register at naafa.org/flm

Guest Bios:

Image Description: This is Malcolm, a beautiful fat black man.

Malcolm (he/him) is a celebrity digital marketing manager. He's worked for Republic Records, managing social media campaigns & online presence and TMZ where he would interview celebrities and appear on their show. Follow Malcolm @malcolmsfeed


Image Description: A headshot of VenDetta Petty Kash D'Ho, a fat Black Femme, with medium brown complexion, wearing silver & black winged eyeliner and red lips, hair in a red & black curly ponytail, with a red flower. She is wearing a pair of silver hoop earrings, two rhinestone necklaces, and a black fishnet dress.

VenDetta Petty Kash D'Ho (she/they) is riding on the wave of sheer audacity & pettiness; She is The Mocha Mae West & The Queen of your Black Heart! A former Queen of Hearts for the Royal Grand Ducals of Alameda / Contra Costa, and a member of The Curve Collective Cabaret, this Bay Area born punk diva is the producer of Portland's Melange: A Queer & POC Variety Show, as well as Olympia's Rock Show, & Mischief: A Melanated Variety Show. Ma/Pa to the Kashfam, She's a Producer, Poet, Vocalist, Emcee, and Draglesque Entertainer, Lipsyncing & shimmying her way up & down the West Coast & beyond since 2013! This Queer Fat Femme is gonna rock your world!! Follow them at @dahlia_kash and @melangepdx


Image Description: A photo of Anthony Munger behind the bar of the Merryweather in Louisville. He is Caucasian and Middle Eastern and bald with a beard and wearing black vintage glasses with a tan shirt.

Anthony Lee Munger (he/him) has been a bartender for twenty years beginning in Iowa before moving to Chicago to work in some of the city’s top bars. He has now settled in Louisville where he continues to work at a neighborhood bar while in grad school earning his Master’s in Social Work. Follow him @tonymunger

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