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San Francisco, California, U.S. | May 19, 1982
Occupation(s) | Author and podcaster |
Years active | 2012–present |
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Virgie Tovar, (born May 19, 1982) is an American author, lecturer and weight-based discrimination speaker. She writes about fat acceptance, and anti-fat bias, and was the host of The Virgie Show (produced by CBS Radio) and the Webby-nominated [1] podcast, Rebel Eaters Club (produced by Transmitter Media). [2] Tovar has received Yale's Poynter Fellowship in Journalism. [3]
Tovar has struggled with weight issues since childhood. [4] [5] [6] In middle school she struggled with an eating disorder. [4] [6]
Tovar completed her bachelor's degree in political science at UC Berkeley [7] and master's degree on "How Fat Women of Color Queer the Feminine" in Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University. [8]
In 2013 Tovar criticized the American Medical Association for classifying obesity as a disease. [9]
Tovar began the #LoseHateNotWeight campaign to highlight the impacts of diet culture and educate people about the importance of ending weight-based discrimination. [4]
Tovar has advocated for legal protection against weight discrimination. [10]
Tovar is an ongoing contributor for Forbes. [11] In 2012 Seal Press released her anthology Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love, and Fashion, [12] in 2018 The Feminist Press released her book You Have the Right to Remain Fat, [13] [5] in 2021 New Harbinger Publications released her book The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color [14] and in 2022 Chronicle Books released her book The Body Positive Journal.
Tovar was the host of the Webby-nominated podcast, Rebel Eaters Club, produced by Transmitter Media for three seasons. [15]
Tovar is of Mexican descent. [16]
Virgie Tovar has been accused of downplaying the negative effects of obesity. [17] [18] [19]
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