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       Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About On-Line Resources for Big Folks

This document contains information about on-line resources for fat people
(other than clothing sources, organizations, and publications -- these
are covered in other FAQs). If you don't find what you're looking for
here, try one of the related FAQs (see question F1 for
a complete list).

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Updated October 00

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Contents

SECTION A: FAQ about on-line resources for big folks
A1)     What mailing lists are available for big folks?
A2)     What other on-line resources are available for big folks?
A3)     Are there any Web sites relevant to big folks?

SECTION B: Information about this FAQ
B1)     Are there other related FAQs?
B2)     Posting information
B3)     Contributors

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SECTION A: FAQ about on-line resources for big folks

A1)     What mailing lists are available for big folks?

Avalanche UK
Subscription address: http://www.thegrapevine.co.uk/Avalanche/avalanche.htm
       Mailing list associated with the Avalance UK web site at http://www.thegrapevine.co.uk/Avalanche/avalanche.htm
       Check out the philosophy for the list on the web site before
       joining.

Bella Online Magazine: Empowerment for BBWs...
       http://www.bella-mag.com
Big Beautiful Teen Women
Subscription address: http://www.egroups.com/list/bbtw/info.html
       It is about time that America realized that being overweight is
       not neccesarily caused by overeating. If you need to talk to
       someone that understands, then join this group. This group is
       for 13-19 year old females.

Big Moms
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  SUBSCRIBE (your email address)
       The Big Moms Mailing List is for discussion of anything
       regarding being a big mom -- social issues, fertility issues,
       gestational diabetes, doing activities with your kids, etc. This
       list is primarily for large moms, (be they tall or obese or
       both), large pregnant moms to be, and large women who want to be
       moms, although supportive folk that don't fit into neat
       categories are welcome. Note: This is not a diet-free list; be
       sure to use clear subject headers for any discussion of
       dieting/non-dieting issues.

Big Sistas List
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  subscribe fatbabes ([email protected])
       For African-American Women of Size.

Broadly Speaking
Subscription address: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/broadly-speaking or
       For big women who reject the dieting mentality and are looking
       to share views, give support, and generally network and raise
       consciouisness.

Clothing Exchange
Subscription address:
       For folks who would like to trade or give away clothes, any
       style or size. Plus sized women and men are encouraged to join.

Fat Acceptance
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  subscribe fat-acceptance
       General discussion list devoted to fat acceptance, run by NAAFA
       (but you do not need to be a NAAFA member to join).

FatButch
Subscription address: http://www.queernet.org/lists/fatbutch.htm
       For butches who identify themselves as fat, are positive OR
       negative about that, and wish to talk about issues that are
       unique to us. Supporters are also welcome. This list is open to
       butch women, butch females, butchy, daddies, sirs, masculine
       females, ftm's, gender bending, gender questioning, genderqueer,
       transgendered, and their supporters. Sex, BDSM positive.

Fat and Fit
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  SUBSCRIBE FATANDFIT (your real name)
Or subscribe on the web:
Go to http://listserv.unc.edu/
In the Search box, type fatandfit
Click "Join fatandfit"
Fill out the form with your email address and name (and other options if
you like), and click Save.
       List for fat people who want to discuss fitness and healthy
       eating without the demonization of fat that exists on most diet
       and exercise lists. Discussion of weight loss for the sake of
       health is allowed, but it is not assumed you want to lose
       weight.

Fat and Healthy
Subscription address: [email protected]
       Mailing list based on being fat and healthy, BBWs,
       size-acceptance, and just about anything else you'd like to chat
       about (not just strictly related to "fat talk").

fa-diab
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  subscribe fa-diab {your email address}
       For diabetics, hypoglycemics, family members of diabetics,
       friends of diabetics, diabetic professionals, folks concerned
       about diabetics, etc., who are also fat-accepting.

Fat-girls
New address: [email protected] now.
Subscription address: to come
Message body: to come
       List for fat women and fat-accepting non-fat women, especially
       those with body image issues. A supportive and safe place to
       talk about issues affecting fat women. A digest version is
       available.

FatGrrlSex
Subscription address: http://www.queernet.org/lists/fgs.html
       Discussion for fat women who have sex with other women.
       Fat-positive, queer oriented, pro-sex and pro-kink. Social and
       educational forum about general sexual expression, BDSM,
       leather, fetishes, and role play. Membership limited to adult
       women/females (bi, straight/heterosexual, lesbian, butch, femme,
       queer, transgendered, transsexual) who have a positive interest
       in this type of sexual expression with other women.

Fat Sex
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  subscribe fat_sex (your email address)
       Fat Sex is a mailing list for discussing sexual issues
       pertaining to fat folks and those who find them attractive. All
       are welcome to subscribe, but discussion pertaining to feeding
       or weight gain as it applies to sexuality are specifically
       off-topic on this list.

Fatdykes
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  subscribe (your email address)
       A place for fat lesbians and allies to discuss topics related to
       our lives as fat lesbians, from a pro-fat, pro-lesbian
       perspective. This list is for women only and is open to
       fat-positive, pro-lesbian women of any size, orientation, or
       birth gender.

Full and Fabulous
Subscription address: http://www.quiltropolis.com/NewMailinglists.htm
       Fat-friendly sewing list. To join, follow instructions on web page.

NAAFA
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body:  subscribe naafa-members
       Mailing list for NAAFA members. Your subscription may take a
       while to process because they will check your membership status
       before they add you.

Overweight and Pregnant Support
Subscription addresses: [email protected]
Message subject:  OPSS
Message body: Your email address, your first name and last name, and a
brief description of why you would like to join.
       The Overweight & Pregnant Support (OPSS) mailing list is for
       discussion of weight and pregnancy among women of size. Women
       who are trying to get pregnant are also welcome to join. This
       list grew out of a list called OASIS (Overweight and Seeking
       Infertility Support). (For more information about OASIS, write
       [email protected]
       using the subject line OASIS.)

Poly Pagan BBW
Subscription address: http://www.onelist.com/community/PolyPaganBBW
       For those who are Polyamorous, Pagan, and BBW (big beautiful
       women), Fat Admirers, or Big Handsome men. Intended for
       discussion of anything that relates to these three concepts,
       including, but not limited to such things as relationships,
       finding ritual clothes that fit us, our sexuality as poly
       pagans, etc. This is not a list for diet discussion. Weight loss
       discussion is acceptable, but no fad diets, please.

sa-sleepapnea
Subscription address: http://www.egroups.com/group/sa-sleepapnea
       For size-accepting discussion of sleep apnea and related issues
       -- diagnosis, treatment, maintenance, and so on. All types of
       apnea will be considered on-topic. Weight loss as a treatment
       will be strongly discouraged.

sew-abundant
Subscription address: [email protected] or [email protected]
Message body:  subscribe [email protected]
       We mostly talk about sewing, but also about other aspects of our
       lives.

Superfriends
Subscription address: [email protected]
Message body: Explain why you'd like to join.
       Superfriends is for the Supersized and their admirers. Based on
       a vote the Superfriends took, the Superfriends define
       "supersized" as those weighing 300 pounds or more. The function
       of the mailing list is to be a support network for the
       Supersized and their admirers.

Supersize Lesbians (SSL)
Subscription/info address:  http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/SupersizeLesbians
       For "supersize" lesbians and the women who love them.
       "Supersize" in this context means approximately 300lbs or
       larger, although the list will accept women of all sizes, sexual
       orientations or birth gender. SSL is a women-only list. Not a
       dieting group.

Zoftig Zone
Subscription/info address: http://www.eskimo.com/~leiba/zz/ZZ-FAQ.html
       Discussion list for people of size, their friends and allies.
       Relatively high traffic.


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A2)     What other on-line resources are available for big folks?

These channels are for fat folks and supporters:
       #bbw (web site: http://www.momi.com/bbws/)
       #BBW-SuperSize (web site: http://www.ideasign.com/wench/)
IRC undernet
       #big-folks
       #big-friends
       #fatdykes (queer-friendly women only)
       #BBWwBRAINS
       #SizeAcceptance
Try /server us.undernet.org.

EFnet has the following channels:
       #Big & Sexy
       #gaychub (gay-friendly, fat-friendly)
       #bearcave (for large and/or furry gay men and their admirers)
Try /server irc-2.mit.edu.

dal.net has several big folks chat rooms, including:
       #bbw-teens room for the 17 and under crowd
       #Big-FolksCafe, with a 24/7 bot.
       #BBW-Forum meets each week to discuss relevant topics.


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A3)     Are there any web sites relevant to big folks?

About-Face: Combatting Negative and Distorted Imagery of Women
        http://www.about-face.org
About Fat Acceptance by Stef
        http://www.cat-and-dragon.com/~stef/fat.html
Above Average: web-based resource for big people
       http://www.aboveaverage.org
Abundance Magazine Women's Board
       http://abundancemagazine.com/wboard/config.cgi
AHELP (Association for the Health Enrichment of Large People)
        http://www.usit.com/ahelp/
Atlanta BBW Bash '98 (non-profit event)
       http://www.highworld.net/bbwatlanta/
Bariatric Rehab (info about wheelchairs and other medical equipment for
big folks)
        http://www.bariatricrehab.com/index.shtml
BBWSweetie's Matchmaking Page
        http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/9980/
       Bear Creek
Paperworks - The Paper Doll Book Story...

Bella (Bijan ads featuring a supersize nude model)
       http://www.bijan.com/bella.htm
big and tall list (of men's clothing resources)

Big Beautiful Dolls full-figured 12" fashion dolls
       http://www.bigbeautifuldolls.com
Big Ladies and Other Goddesses - series of notecards by Anna P. Oneglia
       http://www.seabrightpress.com/Art/pages/oneglia.html
Big Picture BBS Home Page
        http://www.bigpictures.com
Big and Tall -- mostly clothing sites
        http://www.webmagnet.com/links_bandt_short.html
Big Stuff - super sized seating in the [San Francisco] Bay Area
        http://members.aol.com/jeannec56/page/bigstuff.htm
Bite Me! online publication for frustrated fat people
       http://www.babyfresh.net/biteme/
Blossom Fuller (cartoon about a BBW)
       http://members.aol.com/KShaskan/BL.htm
BodyPositive body acceptance site by psychologist Debby Burgard
        http://www.bodypositive.com/
        http://www.catay.com/cat/index.html
Century Project (nude photos of real girls and women of all ages)
       http://century.conknet.com/menu.htm
Convaquip -- convalescent aids for fat people
        http://www.convaquip.com/
Dimensions Magazine
        http://pencomputing.com/dim/
Doug Edwards' Weight Issues page
        http://GoZips.uakron.edu/~dje/WEIGHT.HTM
eBay auction site (some large-size clothing)
        http://www.ebay.com/
Emma Plus
        http://www.webmaker.co.uk/emmaplus/
Extra Special Singlez (free personal ad site)
        http://www.lrgsinglez.com
fa-diab mailing list fat-accepting resources for diabetics
       http://users.telerama.com/~moose/fa-diab.html
Fat and Fit Web Page
       http://members.aol.com/hzdee/fitfat.html
Fat Chick's Valentines (e-cards)
       http://www.catay.com/valentine/index.html
Fat Girl 'Zine
        http://www.fatgirl.org/
Fat Men Society of Androscoggin County, Maine, 1870
       http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/society/fatmen/1870.html

Fat Person's Home Page by Joe Obrin
        http://www.io.com/~joeobrin/fat.html
Fat!So? 'zine
        http://www.fatso.com/
FIRST DO NO HARM Information for Health Professionals about Weight
       http://www.msu.edu/user/burkejoy/
"Freedom from Tyranny"
       http://www.uidaho.edu/~bjcraw/freedom.htm
Generous Net personal ads, size acceptance, fat acceptance
        http://generous.net
Gothic Goddess (size postive erotica)
        http://www.gothic-goddess.com
Home Page of Charles Van Dyke (Chairman of the Board of NAAFA)
        http://home.earthlink.net/~cvandyke/
IC-WD BBS message service (personal ads for BBW/Ms)
       http://www.ic-wd.com/bbs/
Jellyroll's Home Page
        http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2833
        http://www.pinelandpress.com/bbw/infertilityfaq.html
Large & Lovely Connections, radio show on WTRR, 1400 AM in central Florida.
        http://www.largeandlovely.com
Large Encounters, Inc.
        http://www.large-encounters.com
Largesse, the Network for Size Esteem
        http://www.fatso.com/fatgirl/largesse/
Les Toil Big Beautiful Pin-Up Gallery
        http://lestoil.net/bbpg/
Livin' and Lovin' Large in Fort Wayne, IN
       HTTP://members.aol.com/LIVNLOVNLG/
Loving You Large Support Network
       http://www.lovingyoularge.com
MaryMc's Fat Acceptance Stuff
        http://www.wolfenet.com/~marymc/fatacc.htm
NAAFA Michigan
        http://ic.net/~karle/naafa/naafa.html
NAAFA National
        http://naafa.org/
NAAFA New England
        http://pages.prodigy.com/MA/necnaafa/necnaafa.html
NAAFA Super Sig
        http://www.pencomputing.com/dim/dimtext/SuperSIG/info.html
Nedhera's "a few personal notes from me" page
       http://community-1.webtv.net/femmegrl2/Afewpersonalnotes/
Dr. Paul Ernsberger's page about his research on yo-yo dieting
       http://www.cwru.edu/med/nutrition/ernsberger.html
       http://babygrrl.com/phat/
A Place at the Table (art project remembering fat people who died due to
fat phobia)
       http://www.seafattle.org/APATT/apatt.htm
       http://www.onlyreal.com
Radiance Magazine
        http://www.radiancemagazine.com/
Riotgrrl's "Feed The Supermodel" animation page
       http://www.riotgrrl.com/feed.htm
Rubenesque Romances
        http://www.rubenesque.com
Rump Parliament
        http://web2.airmail.net/lmartin/
Sarah Wilcox: Behind the Mirror: An exhibition of photographs
       http://www.student-services.utoledo.edu/eberly-ctr
SeattleBBW 19 month calendar
       www.geocities.com/bbwjade/seattlebbwcalendar.html
SizeNet information forum
       http://www.sizenet.com
SMASH! Negative Body Images in Women
        http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/1714
soc.support.fat-acceptance.moderated, soc.support.fat-acceptance, and
alt.support.big-folks web site
       http://www.sover.net/~astarte/fa/
Teighlor's noncommercial web site devoted to boosting self-esteem in
the size acceptance community
        http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/academy/6542
Ultimate Eye: Laugh (nude photograph)
        http://cesium.clock.org/~ambar/jsd/laugh.html
Venus of Fat Activism  poster
       http://www.law-nerd.org/fat.htm
Wake Up! I'm Fat (picture of Camryn Manheim in a beauty queen pose)
        http://desires.com/1.2/perf/docs/camryn.html
WeBeFat:Fat Acceptance Art by Janet Rotenberg
       "http://freespace.virgin.net/jm.rotenberg/index.htm
The Whisper BBW/BHM Newsletter
       http://members.aol.com/thwhisper/index.html
Yoga Video for Large People
        http://www.webrox.net/yogavideo

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SECTION B: Information about this FAQ

B1)     Are there other related FAQs?

There is some overlap in the topics covered by the FAQs. If you don't
find what you're looking for here, try the other FAQs.

The latest version of the following FAQs can be found at:
http://www.cat-and-dragon.com/~stef/Fatfaqs/

       alt.support.big-folks newsgroup FAQ
       soc.support.fat-acceptance newsgroup FAQ
       soc.support.fat-acceptance.moderated newsgroup FAQ
       Clothing for Big Folks in Canada
       Clothing for Big Folks in the U.S. (parts 1 and 2)
       Organizations for Big Folks
       Online Resources for Big Folks
       Other Resources for Big Folks
       Publications for Big Folks
       Resources for Dealing With the Physical Aspects of Being Fat
       Size-acceptance

The following FAQs can be found at:
http://www.sover.net/~astarte/fa/faqs.html

       Big Folks and Fitness
       Big Folks and Health
       Big Folks and Sports
       Research on Big Folks

The latest versions of following FAQs can be found at the following
locations:

       Clothing for Big Folks in the U.K. at
http://www.thegrapevine.co.uk/Avalanche/FAQ-UK.htm
       Clothing for Big Folks in Europe at
http://www.thegrapevine.co.uk/Avalanche/FAQ-Europe.htm

       Plus-Size Pregnancy Website at
http://www.teleport.com/~rvireday/plus/

You can also find (sometimes slightly older versions of) the above FAQs
(except the plus-size pregnancy FAQs) at the following locations:


  ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/fat-acceptance-faq/

(Note: The big-folks FAQ is listed separately at these locations.)

You can also get FAQs from rtfm.mit.edu via anonymous FTP or via the mail
archive server. For information about the mail server, send email to
[email protected]
with the word "help" (without the quotes) in the body of the message.

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B2)     Posting information

This document is posted bi-weekly to alt.support.big-folks,
soc.support.fat-acceptance, and soc.support.fat-acceptance.moderated.

Stef Maruch ([email protected]) maintains this FAQ.

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B3)     Contributors

These are the people who contributed significant chunks to the FAQ:
Sasha Wood              ([email protected])
Largesse                ([email protected])

Also, lots and lots of other people (too many to credit) contributed
information that appears herein, some via email and some on s.s.f-a or
a.s.b-f. Thanks to them all.

Suggestions for additions/improvements are always welcome.
Send suggestions to Stef Maruch ([email protected])

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