I have been thinking these last several months about how critical I am of myself. I believe this was brought on by an experience at NOLOSE this summer, the re-emergence of some past trauma and by my p ...

I spoke this week in London at an ESRC-funded Fat Studies conference. This was a largely academic seminar, but several DIY activists were also invited to speak. I thought I'd share my little presentat ...

Please spread the word!! BIG FAT KISS-IN, NYC! Tomorrow (Friday, October 29th) at 6pm in front of Hearst Tower - 300 W. 57th St. near 8th Ave., Manhattan, NY. Bring signs, your friends, lovers and ...

It is my fear that the type of armchair activism that's arisen in these days of social networking is dampening the level of true action being taken by those who might otherwise motivate to make real c ...

The other day, I went to a local hot tub with a friend and was enjoying the comfort of being naked in the private, open-air room and as we were sitting there, the idea sprung up to have a Chunky Dunk ...

The point of asking this question, which was guaranteed to be a bit loaded, was to hopefully help identify some of the ways in which our parents, even with the best of intentions, are often our first ...

I'm going to start posting questions in my blog on Thursdays. I want to hear your thoughts! Post your answers in the comments section and I'll take samplings of your responses and put together a colle ...

For those who haven't made the leap, it can seem that there is some magic to event organizing -- but the only actual difference between the folks that start events and the folks that attend events is ...

A year or so ago I made a Big Mistake(TM) – the kind of mistake I, thankfully, don’t make too often, and the kind that takes quite a bit to plow through and make peace with. I won’t go into the detail ...

There is some debate amongst body image activists about using the word fat blatantly in application to fat individuals. Some choose to use more euphemistic terms like "of size", "overweight", "plus-si ...