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About Queensland Size Acceptance

In this section:

What is Size acceptance?
Size acceptance is the accepting of yourself for the size you are, not forcing yourself to subscribe, mentally and physically, to the unrealistic body sizes that are thrust onto us by the main stream media. It is being happy with what you are, regardless of the package you are in.

Size acceptance does not endorses weight loss as a means to making your self happier with your body, but it does support and endorse the idea of making your body as happy and healthy as it can be. Size acceptance supports exercise and healthy choice at any size, but this is a personal choice. 

Size acceptance is not just for fat people, but in a fat phobic world, fat people need to accept themselves and their size, or risk the unhappiness and related problems of hating themselves and their body. Size acceptance is also for those who are below normal size, or all people who support the idea that size does not equal your personal worth. 

While size acceptance is about personal choices, it is also about supporting others to get the best possible environment for their self acceptance. This could mean ending size discrimination and supporting more comfortable social and working environment this could be through more access to a variety of clothes [including safety equipment], access to comfortable furniture and space, ending verbal harassment) and making the world more size accepting, a diversity of different sized people in our magazine, on our television and movie screens, telling the stories of different sized people without making their size an easy laugh or stereotype of gluttonous behavior.. 
 

Our mission
Queensland Size Acceptance is a group of BBW, BHM and FA who are working together to make being fat in Queensland something positive. We are about bringing Queenslanders together in a size positive environment in a number of ways, social, support, and activism. 

Current goals:

  • We are working to form branches around the state for friendship and support of fat Queenslanders.
  • We are working to organise social events for fat Queenslanders to meet and have some fun.
  • We are working to support larger Queenslanders against size discrimination and to make Queensland a size positive state to live in.


    • Current Activities

  • We have a mailing list for Queensland BBW, BHM and FA to discuss issues and form friendships.
  • We have a discussion board for members to share information and post ideas. 
  • We are currently planning "coffee meets" for group members.

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    Glossary

    BBW- Big Beautiful Woman
    BHM- Big Handsome Man
    FA- Fat Admirer

    Please feel free to look around our site, join our group or offer feedback.