M*et V*rgie T*var — The San Fr*ncisco H*alth D*partment’s New “F*t P*sitivity” C*nsultant

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is putting Californians’ tax dollars to good use…by hiring a so-called “fat positivity” expert as a consultant.

Virgie Tovar is a self-proclaimed “plus-size Latina author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity with over a decade of experience,” according to