Plus Size
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'You're so brave': What it's like to hit the gym as a plus-size person — and what's made my workouts more about joy and less about weight
Working out in a larger body can mean being hailed as inspiration or subjected to assumptions and weight comments.
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Plus-size influencers are receiving paid offers to try weight-loss drugs: 'I don’t want Ozempic'
Influencers like Virgie Tovar are calling out the offers they've been getting to lose weight.
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Plus-size women deserve to find love on dating apps too — not be treated like a 'dirty little secret'
As a plus-size woman, I expected to get messages from trolls telling me I was unhealthy or would never find a partner. What I got was attention from men who didn't want to date me publicly.
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What it's like to encounter weight stigma when you're home for the holidays
Family members are common sources of weight stigma. Here's how to set boundaries during the holidays.
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Air travel, for plus-size passengers, comes with burdens and stigma: 'Planes were not really meant for me'
Plus-size advocates speak to the inaccessibility of plane travel and how they're working to change it.
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Plus-size gym goers say weight stigma in fitness spaces can be 'extremely toxic'
Weight stigma impacts the way that people in larger bodies experience the gym. These people are working to address that.
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Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Shallow Hal' body double was 'starving to death' after the film. Why eating disorders don't discriminate based on weight.
"If you’re fat, you’re supposed to try to not be," Ivy Snitzer said.
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