Bodies

I went to learn about the options to freeze my eggs so that when I was ready to make a decision about having kids, I wouldn’t have to worry about my age.

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.

By 13, I clearly understood: Thinness was next to Godliness, and I could never achieve either without extraordinary means. Jesus loves skinny people.

Bu Kombucha's message on their bottle, “Health is our priority. The Bu supports and donates to organizations that fight obesity.”

There are both grand and trite lessons one learns with a chronic illness. We all want to reason with illness but we can’t.

You do not have to hate your body — but you don’t have to love it either. While I'm happy with my fat body, I miss being thin.

The media and the fashion industry overwhelmingly continue to promote a body type that’s not realistic. We need to talk to about body image with our kids.

Humane, proper medical care should be something all people — regardless of status — have access to. Here are tips for medical self-advocacy for fat people.