San Francisco hires ‘fat-positive’ body image expert to work for health department

Virgie Tovar describes the job as an ‘absolute dream come true’, as department yet to clarify what role she will play

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Virgie Tovar champions ‘weight neutrality’ Credit: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers

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...

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