Tag: fatphobia
Editorial
Margo Mercedes Rivera on why do a “Sports and Swimsuit” issue.
Song: FatPhobe
A song by Lukas Blakk and the Kissing Bandits, Montreal, 1996. As seen in FaT GiRL #6, August, 1996.
Survey: How does being fat affect your sexuality?
Reader responses to our survey
FATWATCH
News compiled by Sondra Solo and Max Airborne
Wet Hibiscus
A chapter from Cath Dunsford’s novel.
Laura Antoniou’s Some Women: a brief report of my favorite essay
By Cuirdyke & MsDaddy’s girl, a review of Christine’s essay “Heavy S/M Fat Brats Speak Out” in Laura Antoniou’s anthology, “Some Women.”
Survey: What do you dislike about being FAT? What do you like about being Fat?
Reader responses to our survey
Roundtable 3: Racism and Fat Hatred
There is no way we can begin to understand and end fat phobia unless we understand how deeply racism and classism work to sustain fat phobia and vice versa. You cannot discuss fat issues without also looking at the class and race dynamics. This roundtable is an excerpted discussion among fat dykes from the bay area sharing their personal experiences with fat and racism.
From FaT GiRL #3, June, 1995.
A word to our “concerned” sisters
Fat dyke Lea Arellano has a few words for the concerned writer to Lesbian Connection.
fat, fucked up & fucked over
by Charlotte Cooper
Issue Survey – How do you feel the dyke community treats you as a fat dyke?
Reader responses to our survey.
4 Big Girls: Around the Table Review
Review of a 1994 performance by 4 Big Girls.
by Barbarism
from FaT GiRL #2, February, 1995