Virgie Tovar
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Virgie Tovar Articles
I can think of few things more worthy of celebrating on International Women’s Day than the slow and very public decline of a company that has capit
Read...I want to tell you something about me: I’m an obsessive person.
Read...Ali Abbassi’s ‘Border’ movie ultimately reminded me of what happens when we meet someone who reflects our power back to us.
Read...Dieting isn’t just a practice; it’s a way of life. What do we do when we don’t have any more calories to count and we have to deal with the wide-open space left in their wake?
Read...It’s important to recognize that tiny or unsupportive seats (no matter how beautiful) send a silent but powerful message about who has the right to sit down. This message has strong ripple effects for a community that is already facing quite a bit of discrimination.
Read...So, recently I started dipping my toe back into the poisonous dump site that is straight dating. Deep breath.
Read...Fat Girl Scarcity — the sense that we are not enough or that we don’t have enough — permeates the life of a person in a marginalized body.
Read...I came to realize that even though I was certainly a bona fide member, that some fat people were far more acutely marginalized than me.
Read...It all started with a text from my roomie, Kori: "I am manifesting lying out, and getting some sun on my cooch."
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