Flashback: San Francisco 'weight czar' declares that no one has to be healthy
San Francisco's new "weight czar" Virgie Tovar remarked that "no one has to be healthy" or owes being that to others in a resurfaced 2022 interview.
San Francisco hires ‘fat-positive’ body image expert to work for health department
The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-described “anti-weight-based discrimination” expert to consult on “weight stigma and weight neutrality”.
‘NO ONE HAS TO BE HEALTHY’: San Francisco hires ‘fat positivity’ expert to tackle weight stigma
The San Francisco Department of Public Health’s latest consultant once made comments that “no one has to be healthy.” Virgie Tovar, 42, a longtime activist for body positivity and fat acceptance and self-described “anti-weight-based discrimination” expert, was hired to consult on stigmas faced by overweight people.
‘Fat positivity’ expert hired by San Francisco Dept. of Health to consult on ‘weight stigma’
Virgie Tovar claimed her collaboration with the San Francisco Department of Public Health is an “absolute dream come true.”
San Francisco hires 'anti-weight-based discrimination' expert to work for Health Department
The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a "anti-weight-based discrimination" expert to consult on weight stigma and weight neutrality. Virgie Tovar, author of "You Have the Right to Remain Fat",
S.F. taps ‘body positivity’ expert to work with public health department on reducing weight stigma
San Francisco has tapped author and activist Virgie Tovar, who advocates for body positivity and weight neutrality, as a consultant for its public health department. “I’m working with a team at the San Francisco Department of Public Health as a consultant on weight stigma (and) weight neutrality,
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Who is Virgie Tovar? San Francisco hires ‘body positivity’ expert to consult on “weight stigma and neutrality”
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Who is Virgie Tovar? The body positivity advocate consulting for San Francisco Public
Virgie Tovar, a self-proclaimed "anti-weight-based discrimination" expert and author, has been hired by the San ...
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San Francisco's obese weight czar claims eating less cake is 'oppression'
San Francisco's new 'fat positivity' expert, hired to fight weight stigma in the city, is causing a stir before she's even sunk her teeth into the job. A newly resurfaced clip of Virgie Tovar ...
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SF Health Department hires consultant to help with ‘weight stigma’
(KRON) — The San Francisco Department of Public Health is bringing in an expert to educate its staff on addressing weight stigma and body positivity. SFDPH hired Virgie Tovar, who describes ...
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San Francisco Health Department hires 'fat positivity' expert to consult on 'weight stigma and neutrality'
The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-described "anti-weight-based discrimination" expert to consult on "weight stigma and weight neutrality." Virgie Tovar, the author ...
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San Francisco hires taxpayer funded 'weight stigma' czar Virgie Tovar
Virgie Tovar, a self-described 'anti-weight-based ... neutrality will be the future of public health.' Critics argue San Francisco has far bigger problems to deal with than how people feel ...