Marilyn Wann is one of the key players in the current fat activism movement. With the creation of her magazine Fat!So? in 1993, and the publication of the book of the same name in 1998, she has played a role in trying to convince the public that "fat is beautiful". She is also the Activism Chair of NAAFA, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.

“I’m not interested in people accepting my fat, but in fat people’s rights." Marilyn Wann

The thesis of her book "Fat!So?" is that fat and obese people don't have to apologize for their size. She then unveils what she believes are the inequalities suffered by fat people in terms of health care/health insurance, earning potential and supposed antifat sentimentality by some companies.

Wann is a vocal and effective advocate of Fat rights and a promoter of "Health at Any Size." She is also a member of the Bod Squad Cheerleaders, a fat-activist group that is aimed at gaining wider acceptance for fat and obese people.

External link

• http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2003/julaug/features/wann.html