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FATIZEN The Graphic Novel Part Three: Their Mortal Rind

FATIZEN The Graphic Novel Part Three: Their Mortal Rind

Seventy years in the future, the diet industry remains the most powerful branch of the federal government. The rights of fat citizens have been eliminated, and the rebellion has begun. FATIZEN: The Graphic Novel, Part Three is an adaptation of the 2015 prose novel Fatizen 24602 by author Philip Barragan, published by Branch Hill Publications….

FATIZEN The Graphic Novel Part Two: Mundus Novus and the Human Cost

FATIZEN The Graphic Novel Part Two: Mundus Novus and the Human Cost

Seventy years in the future, the diet industry remains the most powerful branch of the federal government. The rights of fat citizens have been eliminated, and the rebellion has begun. FATIZEN: The Graphic Novel, Part Two is an adaptation of the 2015 prose novel Fatizen 24602 by author Philip Barragan, published by Branch Hill Publications….

{The Body Liberation Guide} What do the fatties want?
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{The Body Liberation Guide} What do the fatties want?

Hi friend, Here in Seattle, we’re well into our damp, drizzly, chilly, earthen season that will last with slight variations into next May. Though I offer outdoor photo sessions here year round, since it rarely gets very cold, indoor sessions are picking up. It’s also the time of year when I both slow down personally…

Fat Witch Summer

Fat Witch Summer

Sixteen-year-old Thrash doesn’t enchant eyeliner over her lids or clear her acne with magic. She is plus-size, but she doesn’t hate what she sees in the mirror—that’s the realm of her mother, Osmarra, a slim and elegant Glamour witch. When Thrash unexpectedly breaks a mirror with her mind, she discovers she has a knack for…

{Ask a Fat Creator} Ashley of Astrobridge Artistry
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{Ask a Fat Creator} Ashley of Astrobridge Artistry

This is the Body Liberation Photos Ask a Fat Creator (and Allies) series, in which we find out more about the lives, work, and breakfasts of all kinds of large-bodied and marginalized creators and their allies. This interview is with Ashley Anne Strobridge, a Vermont-based artist who finds inspiration in both the natural world and…

A photo of a fat white woman exploring her stomach rolls at a body positive photo session in the Pacific Northwest. Text reads, « Client J. at their Body Exploration session » "Belly, companion, digester of snacks, you wobble when I laugh, rise and fall as I breathe, rollick, tingle, give me signals when someone around me is a liar or a danger or a friend, the site of my hunger (my aliveness), receiver of rubs and kisses from mother and lovers, layer of warmth, inspirer of gasps and of erections in tight short dresses, you move with me, a sign of my indelible perfection." » Virgie Tovar
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{The Body Liberation Guide} Fat hatred: Simple machines

Hi friend, The situation in Gaza is weighing on me so much this week, as is the grief of Palestinians and Jews at the occupation of Palestinian land by the state of Israel. Opining on these events is far out of my lane, so I encourage you to hope over to this email from Vicky Bellman at Concentric…

Model E. eating a cupcake at Flaming Geyser State Park.
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{Body Liberation Guide} The interpersonal and social rewards of fat hatred

Model E. eating a cupcake at Flaming Geyser State Park. Browse stock photos for cooking, eating and interacting with food» Reader Michelle Molash has a great addition to last week’s letter on who profits when fat people are hated: “The entertainment industry profit from us. The fat buffoon who thinks he can do any number of things that only…

A dark blue background with this text faintly overlaid: "having privileges is not your fault - it does not make you a bad person - it is your responsibility to extend those privileges to everyone who lacks them." Layered on this is the first line of this post plus Lindley's logo.

Thin privilege is the ability to forget that fat people exist.

Despite there being more fat people in the United States than thin people, thin folks like to act like — and occasionally seem to believe that — we simply don’t exist. Living in a thin body is to exist in a bubble where everyone with a body unlike yours is invisible. Thin people won’t produce…

Fat community is never more than a day away

Fat community is never more than a day away

The Body Liberation Calendar is now updated! I update the calendar every week with new fat-positive, body-positive and plus-size events, online and in person around the world. This week I’ve added events in Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Ontario and NSW Australia, and online events including virtual karaoke with NAAFA. All the events are in one…

A plus-size femme person with bright pink hair, a tutu skirt and crop top leans against the doorway of a building painted in a pirate theme.
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{The Body Liberation Guide} Fat hatred: Money, money, money

A throwback to 2016 (!) with Client D. at their Wildest Dreams session. I’m currently booking body liberation photo sessions » Over in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort, we’ve added some new emotes to cheer each other on, created a new #fatshion (clothing and fashion centered on larger bodies) channel and are reveling in glorifying o*sity with…

{The Body Liberation Guide} Fat hatred: Political power, toxic masculinity and sexism
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{The Body Liberation Guide} Fat hatred: Political power, toxic masculinity and sexism

Client J. at their Confidence session. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions » As Twitter continues to fall apart, where are y’all hanging out these days? It seems like everyone has splintered out to a dozen different platforms. I’m most active in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort these days, followed by Bluesky, but here’s where…

{The Body Liberation Guide} Should you use the word fat?
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{The Body Liberation Guide} Should you use the word fat?

Client J. at her Confidence session this week. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions» It’s been a few weeks since you’ve heard from me, and it was because I was out having a lovely time wandering around California on an epic road trip. I’m coming to understand that, just as much as any…

{in the media} We Can Say the Word ‘Fat’ at Inside Higher Ed

{in the media} We Can Say the Word ‘Fat’ at Inside Higher Ed

Over at Inside Higher Ed, writer Kallie Menard mentioned a piece I wrote for NAAFA a few years ago in her article on anti-fat bias in academia. “We must begin by unlearning and re-educating ourselves on negative and harmful biases about fatness. Activists who engage in the ‘deliberate work of tearing down the systems that…

{The Body Liberation Guide} But why DO people hate fat people?
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{The Body Liberation Guide} But why DO people hate fat people?

From a recent session with Kyra Sutherland of Joyful Divergence. I’m currently booking small business photo sessions » This week I have a Body Liberation Blanket Fort update for you before we swing into the regular letter.  The Blanket Fort is my fat-friendly and body-safe community that centers fat folks and welcomes everyone. And it’s going strong, with…