San Francisco’s Department of Public Health has hired a self-described “weight-based anti-discrimination” expert to consult on “weight stigma and weight neutrality.”
Virgie Tovar, author of ‘You Have the Right to Remain Fat’ and other published works on “fat positivity and body acceptance” announced on his instagram On Monday he was appointed to consult for the department, describing the collaboration as “an absolute dream come true”.
“I am incredibly proud to serve in this way the city I have called home for nearly 20 years!” she wrote. “This consultation is an absolute dream come true, and it is my greatest hope and belief that weight neutrality will be the future of public health.”
Tovar’s website lists her as a “plus-size Latina author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity with over a decade of experience.”
She is a contributor for Forbes, where she covers stories on the “plus size market”.
Her most recent articles include features about hosting a “size inclusive” Thanksgiving and alleged “fatphobia” in current TV shows.
It’s unclear what role Tovar will play within the department.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health did not respond when asked by Fox News Digital about details of Tovar’s consultancy.
Tovar has been vocal against diet culture and BMI metrics on her social media platforms.
In a video posted by Project Heal, Tovar discussed how medical professionals pressured her to lose weight since she was a child and she falsely believed they were doing so out of concern for her health. Were.
“I really believed it was about my health. I really believed my doctor was right and so I was using the language of being “better,” but I was really in the grip of anorexia,” she said.
In July, Tovar posted that she conducted a weight bias training for unnamed government employees, sharing 4 tips she taught to help reduce “stigma around food and body in the workplace.”
“1. ‘Talk less or not at all about how you and others eat at work,’ she wrote. “2. Talk less or not at all about your or others’ bodies in the workplace. 3. Talk less or not at all about exercise at work. 4. Don’t assume that food, weight, body shape or exercise are safe or comfortable topics for everyone to discuss at work.
In a separate Instagram post, Tovar held up a sign with the words “I don’t want Ozempic”, explaining that she was offered the weight-loss drug for free, but she declined it because it was “weight bias.” “
She has also been critical of labeling obesity as a “disease”.
Tovar provides DEI corporate training, according to its website, which lists the Seattle Transit Agency, UC Berkeley and other notable companies as former clients.
Tovar could not be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.
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