Virgie Tovar
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Virgie Tovar Articles
This was the first time in my adult life when I had become really crystal clear on what I wanted and needed from others. I have been so used to letting others lead the exchange, unsure how to navigate, unable to access my own needs.
Read...The first time I heard about the #DropThePlus campaign I was of two minds.
Read...Earlier this month I flew into JFK for the Glamour Women of the Year Awards (WOTY, for short) and took selfies with Gabourey Sidibe!
Read...I want to tell you something about me: I’m an obsessive person.
Read...October is a busy month for me. It’s one of two peak periods for lecture bookings on university campuses.
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...My favorite thing about this trip was that I spent my time in Vienna with fat feminists by my side every single day.... Occasionally, our bellies bumped into one another and then rebounded for just a second, like balloons. The familiar physics of fatness multiplied by two or three. I felt like we spoke in shorthand, the language of shared experience.
Read...Why do men text me about their dicks all the time? Do thin women get this many texts about penises?
Read...Fat people often get so little attention that feels positive. When someone offers exploitative attention or exploits fat people it can feel really good.
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