By Aubrey Gordon
Fat activism may be new to many readers, but its contemporary roots stretch back to the 1960s, and deeper roots stretch back even further. Fat folks from all walks of life have been writing, organizing, building community and growing movements for years. Here are just some of the leaders and works who have shaped fat activism and shifted our cultural understandings of fatness and fat people.
By Aubrey Gordon
Fat activism may be new to many readers, but its contemporary roots stretch back to the 1960s, and deeper roots stretch back even further. Fat folks from all walks of life have been writing, organizing, building community and growing movements for years. Here are just some of the leaders and works who have shaped fat activism and shifted our cultural understandings of fatness and fat people.