I have laughed, cried, and feel more educated after reading this thread. Too much too say, but I cannot put the words together. Instead, Ill say simply that my heart is happy.

Thank you.

POWERFUL BODY IMAGE COMIC REMINDS WOMEN THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN THEIR APPEARANCE


http://www.beautyexists.net/wp-conte.../original2.jpg

http://www.beautyexists.net/body-ima...ir-appearance/

Right at any size!
 

I just want to begin this post by saying, What the Fuck????

Burlesque Costumes Celebrate 'Curvier Women' Ignored By Mainstream, Says Sartorialist (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3976686.html

Stolen from Queenie in the Random thread
 

I was driving a few weeks ago with a teeny dog sitting on my tummy, paw on my boob. I smiled and loved my tummy and size in that perfect moment!

Super funny and true: 11 Things You Should Never Say to a Fat Girl

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrit...?src=soc_fcbks

This may seem an odd thing to post here, but I think it's important to hear we are not to blame
 

7 "FAT GIRLS CAN'T WEAR THAT" RULES TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY DISPROVEN

http://lovelace-media.imgix.net/uplo...ax&fm=jpg&q=65

http://www.bustle.com/articles/26582...tely-disproven

Not that this applies to us, but it is topical other than that
 

Science Confirms The Bigger The Belly, The Better The Lover


http://www.queerty.com/science-confi...lover-20140923

Becoming Travolta (Queer Fat Femmes in a World Without Role Models)

http://i0.huffpost.com/gen/1373532/t...N-large570.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimber...b_5858520.html

There’s No Morality in Exercise:
I’m a Fat Person and Made a Successful Fitness App


https://lh5.ggpht.com/JikG2xlFDxidBu...4992yr54Q=s142 ______________ https://lh4.ggpht.com/x3VtfvdmHLmI9N...yDuYrFpaPQ=s85

https://medium.com/matter/i-really-l...y-eca64ca3ec78

Honoring Leonard Nemoy


http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/...809-181814.jpg


http://mashable.com/2015/02/27/leona...n-photographs/

this is her first performance and I hope she has many, many more!
 

Examining 12 ‘Good Fatty’ Archetypes We Depend On



http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/03/...ty-archetypes/