Image Description: A snapshot of part of the front page of the May 1988 NAAFA Newsletter.
As part of our monthly NAAFA Chronicles feature, enjoy NAAFA's 92nd newsletter from May 1988.
CW: Use of language that may be triggering
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the May 1988 issue you will find: an article about fat children, a feature on fat weddings, activism events, and more!
For more, check out naafa.org/chronicles
Darliene Howell (she/her) is retired from county government where she worked her way up to the position of Department Analyst in Human Resources. She is an active fat liberationist who heartily believes in the mission and goals of NAAFA. She first encountered NAAFA at the 25th Anniversary Conference and has volunteered in various capacities with the Board of Directors since 2005. Darliene was appointed Chair of the Board from 2015 - 2020. After her term as Chair of the Board, she became the Administrative Director of the organization and remains so today. In her spare time, Darliene loves to collect and watch movies, and share her life with her sister/best friend.
