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The Black, Femme History of the Body Positive & Fat Liberation Movement

The Joy Project would like to highlight the history of both the Body Liberation and Fat Acceptance Movements, the Black, Queer leaders and advocates that created the movements, and the discussion around how these leaders have been left out of the very movements they created. We end this discussion with a list of resources, articles, …

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Myths and Facts about Eating Disorders

Assumptions & Myths About Eating Disorders

Assumptions about Eating Disorder Behaviors  Eating disorders are a choice In a short answer… No!  In a longer, more detailed answer, still no, but because eating disorders are complex ,biopsychosocial illnesses, meaning that there are biological, psychological, and social-environmental factors that ALL contribute to developing an ED, personal choice not being one of them. For …

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