San Francisco’s new consultant on “weight stigma” is a pro-fat activist promoted by the food industry. On Monday, Virgie Tovar, the author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat, announced the new role with the city’s Department of Public Health to nearly 100,000 followers on Instagram.
“I’m UNBELIEVABLY proud to serve the city I’ve called home for almost 20 years in this way!” wrote Tovar, who describes herself as a “plus-size Latina author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity” on her personal website.
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Tovar released few details about her new role with San Francisco’s Department of Public Health on Monday, and the agency did not respond to repeated inquiries.
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