Superfat Chat with Unique Gibson & Amanda Evans
Sunday, August 17, 2025
4:00pm PT / 5:00pm MT / 6:00pm CT / 7:00pm ET
Duration: 90 minutes
Please Note: This is an affinity event only for people who identify as superfat/infinifat/supersize.
Calling all superfat, infinifat, supersize folks! Let's gather and hold space for all of us here at the largest end of the fat spectrum, whatever we call ourselves. There will be time for chatting about those very labels, a game, and more.
This conversation will be co-facilitated by NAAFA Board Member, Amanda Evans (she/her), and Unique Gibson (she/her), founder of the annual SuperSize Your Life Expo.
Be sure to attend live because this event will not be recorded. ASL interpreting for this event will be provided upon request with 72 hours notice.
NAAFA events are for fat people and fat-positive friends of all sizes. Our virtual events are offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of our community of NAAFA donors. To support this and other NAAFA programming, visit naafa.org/give.
This event is presented via Zoom, in English, and with English auto-captions by Otter.ai.
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.
GUEST BIOS
Accessibility Description (provided by guest): A kindergarten graduation photo of Unique Gibson, a bright-eyed, big-cheeked fat Black girl with rich brown skin and soft black curls framing her face. She’s wearing a white cap and gown, smiling proudly with the unmistakable joy of a child who knows she’s loved. This photo captures Unique as a lifelong fat girl — full of light, full of promise, and already showing the warmth and strength that would shape her life’s purpose.
Unique Gibson (she/her) is a proud SSBBW, retired social worker, and champion for the extended-size community. She is the founder of Juicy Peaches, an empowering Atlanta-based social group for individuals 350 pounds and up. She also created the SuperSize Your Life Expo, the nation’s first event dedicated to the extended-size community, with a focus on those living with lipedema and lymphedema. Unique curates events, retreats, and vacations that center inclusion, joy, and accessibility for those often left out of traditional spaces. Now a counselor and small business insurance professional, she continues to lead with heart and purpose. Follow her @ssylexpo and @juicypeachesatl
Accessibility Description (provided by guest): A headshot of Amanda Evans, a superfat white woman with glasses and long hair that is dip-dyed purple.
Amanda Evans (she/her) is a disabled, queer, superfat woman living and working in the Silicon Valley, California. As a member of the leadership team for a small, alternative high school, Amanda works every day to leverage her love for both policy and people to serve the most vulnerable youth in her district. In the Fat LIberation world, she admins and moderates several fat lib Facebook groups, including her baby, Living Superfat, which brings together superfat folks for support and community. Amanda is passionate about intersectionality and inclusion. She is a total geek who enjoys board, card, and roleplaying games and arts and crafts.
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