An overweight "fat activist" disclosed that she has been hired by the City of San Francisco to provide guidance on the prevention of "weight stigma." On Monday, Virgie Tovar reported the news to her more than 82,000 followers on Instagram. This comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state's own version of DOGE, President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, which is meant to eliminate wasteful government spending.
Tovar, 42, wrote in the post: "I'm working with a team at the San Francisco Department of Public Health as a consultant on weight stigma & weight neutrality." She added: "I'm UNBELIEVABLY proud to serve the city I've called home for almost 20 years in this way. This consultancy is an absolute dream come true, and it's my biggest hope and belief that weight neutrality will be the future of public health."
Tovar, who has a master's degree in sexuality studies from San Francisco State University, is an activist who is dedicated to the fight against weight discrimination and dieting. The Blaze reported that she is the author of several books such as "You Have the Right to Remain Fat" and "The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color."The San Francisco Dept of Public Health just hired this “fat activist” to consult on “weight stigma.”
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They state on their site that weight discrimination occurs in the media and fat people face barriers in education.
This is Gavin’s Newsom’s idea of Government Efficiency 🤡 https://t.co/addXGz2YIh pic.twitter.com/i6w6ce8RGF
