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A couple dances at Fat Summer Weekend in San Jose.

A couple dances at Fat Summer Weekend in San Jose.

Yay Scale by Marilyn Wann. Marilyn Wann, author of Fat!So?, is the queen of the modern American fat-pride movement. Marilyn began making “Yay Scales,” where numbers were replaced with compliments like “sexy”, “gorgeous” and “cute”, as a way of encouraging people to get on a scale without fear. On International No Diet Day, Wann with her “Yay Scale” in the Haight District, asks pedestrians if they’d like a free compliment. A young woman, excited to try the scale for the first time, shrieks as she sees her compliment. Wann in her pink wedding dress during the 9th Annual Brides of March event. She is joined by hundreds of “brides” as they parade through San Francisco’s Union Square in protest of the commercialization of weddings. Wann meets newcomers during the 9th annual Brides of March event. The meeting place was Ginger’s Trois, a legendary gay bar in San Francisco. Art fundraiser for GLBT society at 111 Mina Gallery. Fat Studies Scholar, Cookie Wolner and Fat!So? Author, Marilyn Wann. Lady Monster photographed at China Basin beach in San Francisco was titled Queen of the Fire Tassels by burlesque sensation, Satan's Angel. The Padded Lilies are a Bay Area group of fat women who perform synchronized swimming. They have attracted more national attention than any other San Francisco based fat performance group. Their shows are consistent crowd pleasers. They teach body-acceptance and fat-empowerment. They believe that everyone can exercise regardless of size. The Padded Lilies are a Bay Area group of fat women who perform synchronized swimming. They have attracted more national attention than any other San Francisco based fat performance group. Their shows are consistent crowd pleasers. They teach body-acceptance and fat-empowerment. They believe that everyone can exercise regardless of size. A couple dances at Fat Summer Weekend in San Jose. Big Boogie Nights in San Jose, Ca. Rae Bergamino runs Heavy Rotation – a fat friendly dance event for “size rebels, fatties, and chubsters” – at El Rio in San Francisco every second Friday of the month. Phat Fly Girls " All that Flab" poster image. The West Coast Phat Fly Girls practice for their Fosse-inspired musical review “All That Flab.” The group hopes to bring larger dancers out of the margins of the dance world by commissioning works that utilize their unique strengths, and by producing events that explicitly feature larger dancers. Backstage at a performance of “All that Flab.” Matilda St. John, Artistic Director of West Coast Phat Fly Girls. Backstage at a performance of “All that Flab.” Matilda St. John, Artistic Director of West Coast Phat Fly Girls, gets ready before going on-stage. A performance of “All that Flab.” Jukie Sunshine performs “Bumble Bee Blues” at All that Flab in San Francisco in Spring 2007. To the right, Lady Monster performing to "She's so heavy" at All that Flab. Burlesque dancer, Jukie Sunshine and Blues singer, Candye Kane. Underground sensation Candye Kane is a legendary diva, large and lovely porn star, pin up model and fat activist. She is also an award winning blues singer. Her CDs include Whole Lotta Love, Swango and Knockout.