Tovar describes herself as 'a plus-size Latina author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity.'
BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS - JUNE 23: Virgie Tovar participates in the Fat in Front of the Camera: Why It Matters panel during the Bentonville Film Festival on June 23, 2022 in Bentonville, Arkansas. herself as a "fat-positive feminist," will join the San Francisco Department of Public Health to serve as its “weight stigma” consultant, according to an announcement shared via Instagram.
X owner Elon Musk shared disbelief over the appointment in a post on the site, writing “this is real?”
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