States Advance Anti-Transgender Agendas—Part of a Longtime Strategy by Conservatives to Rally Their Base
Some 30 states initiated anti-trans legislation in 2021, and 7 more in 2022.
Body Politics
What Black Disabled Women Want
The basic human rights of proper health care and opportunities through work should be available to everyone.
The Shape-Shifting Power of Menopause
“I know there is a way to grow older that brings us deeply into living.”
How I Found Hope in the Black Madonna
Christena Cleveland on her pilgrimage to find the sacred Black feminine.
The Importance of Knowing AIDS History
To understand the AIDS crisis that started 40 years ago, we need to listen to those who experienced it.
How to Really Support People Who Have Abortions
I had no one to support me after my abortion senior year of high school, mostly because seeking support would mean telling someone my secret. At the time, I lived
Body Shame and Transformation
The only way to beat a rigged system of body shame is to give ourselves what the system never will: compassion and radical love.
Your Fat Friend Wants You to Start Having Conversations With Fat People
Anti-fat bias and diet obsession hurt everyone, says Aubrey Gordon. Her new book looks at the roots of that harm and what we can do about it.
Should You Have Kids Despite Climate Change?
This decision comes with the privileges of race, class, and citizenship status—which is why reproductive justice needs to be part of the climate conversation.
How a Cancer Treatment Center Bridges Cultural Divides
This North Carolina clinic is training “navigators” in the local Latinx community to help their relationships with patients.
The Sex Education Expert Speaking Up About Medical Racism
Ericka Hart is uplifting the experiences of historically marginalized people.
How a Stock Photography Project Is Confronting Fat Bias
The co-working office Rebecca Alexander has chosen for her latest collection has all the hallmarks of good stock photography—minimalist space, clean lines, lack of bold colors. On this Saturday, she
5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays With an Eating Disorder
For years, when I would go home for Christmas, I would have the exact same conversation with my grandmother. “Have you lost weight?” she would ask, jubilantly. I almost never
Taking the Shame Out of Fat-Shaming
Recently at dinner, my neighbor’s 5-year-old grandson Taylor watched me sit down and said to his grandpa, at full volume, “Ha-ha, she’s even fatter than me! She’s fat.” He finished
The Fear of Fat: Our Last Acceptable Bias
A sexist, racist history of anti-fatness and a for-profit “health” industry has left the U.S. with a weight problem—but not in the way you might think.
Here’s What Fat Acceptance Is—and Isn’t
Sizeism is everywhere in our culture, from the workplace to the playground. It’s time to change that.
The Instagram Community That’s Decolonizing Fitness
Here’s where to find a safe space for queer and trans people to get fit or stay healthy.
Making Healthy Habits Accessible for Every Body
These safe spaces offer fitness for people of color and queer folks, the big-bodied and fat-identified, the low-income and differently abled.
How to Decolonize the Way You Think About Your Body
When it comes to eating disorder awareness, communities of color are too often left out of the conversation.
Unapologetically Fat: A Challenge to How We See Women’s Bodies
Meet the social media stars fighting fatphobia.
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