Virgie Tovar, Ma

Virgie Tovar, MA , is one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She holds a master's degree in sexuality studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race, and gender. She is the founder of Babecamp, a four-week online course designed to help people who are ready to break up with diet culture, and creator of the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight. Tovar edited the anthology, Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life , Love and Fashion ; and...See more

Virgie Tovar, MA , is one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She holds a master's degree in sexuality studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race, and gender. She is the founder of Babecamp, a four-week online course designed to help people who are ready to break up with diet culture, and creator of the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight. Tovar edited the anthology, Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life , Love and Fashion ; and is author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat , which was placed on the American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer List. She is a contributor for ForbesWomen and Bedsider , and was named one of the top fifty most influential feminists by Bitch Magazine . She is a recipient of the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale University. Tovar has been featured in The New York Times and Tech Insider , and on MTV, Al Jazeera, and Yahoo Health. She lives in San Francisco, CA. See less