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Tag Archives: body image
Belly Aches, a.k.a. Fat-Shaming Has Made Me Afraid to Go to The Doctor
There is a sharp pain in my right side and I refuse to go to the doctor about it. Here is why: When I was 7, I went to my first fat doctor. I remember sitting there naked with my … Continue reading
Posted in Body Positivity, Confessions, Essays, Gluttony, Headline, Health, Personal
Tagged #NotYourGoodFatty, body image, cancer, doctors, fat, fat bodies, fat health, fear, feelings, food, grief, HAES, health, health at every size, personal, personal story, plus-size
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Responding to Fat Shaming, a.k.a. #NotYourGoodFatty Takes Over Twitter, Makes My Day
When I was a kid, I was literally told I would never find love because I was fat. Well dad, I found it; on Twitter. The body-positive movement that I connected to via fellow bloggers and tweeters has changed the … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Body Positivity, Featured, Politics, Stuff We Love
Tagged bloggers, body image, body love, body positivity, fat, plus-size, self love, self-care, self-esteem, Twitter
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Sex Question of the Day: What body part do you love the most on yourself?
Leading up to my keynote panel at Catalyst Con East – where I will be talking about sparking conversations in sexuality – I’m going to try to start some sex conversations here on the blog and on Twitter. To learn more about … Continue reading
Sex Questions of the Day/Week #SQOTD, a.k.a. Starting Conversations About Sex
In March, I’m on the opening keynote plenary panel at Catalyst Con East (you can use code “QUEERIE” for $10 off registration), a conference intent on “sparking communications about sexuality.” For the keynote, I’ve been asked to talk about how I’m moderating … Continue reading
Posted in #SexQOTD, Body Positivity, Conversation Starters, Queerie Me (Advice Column), Sex
Tagged #SexQOTD, advice, body image, Catalyst Con, conversations about sex, fat, fear, feelings, love, loving yourself, plus-size, Sex, shame
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Help Me Help You Learn More About Sex, a.k.a. Choose the Topic for My Next Guide!
With the success of QueerieBradshaw’s Guide to Choosing a Harness, I’m inspired to make a whole line of Queerie Bradshaw guides, but I need your help picking out what’s next. Which topic would you like to read more about? Am … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Call for Submissions/Help, Dating, Featured, Guides, Guides, Headline, Relationships, Sex
Tagged advice, announcement, body image, featured, guide, help, plus-size, Queerie Bradshaw, relationships, review, Sex
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Meet Me In Seattle, a.k.a. I’m Teaching Three Exciting, Educational & Entertaining Workshops in Seattle, January 18 & 19, 2014
Hey Seattle, I’m coming for your brains! To be more specific, I’m coming to fill them with lots of delicious, sexy knowledge during three (yes three!) workshops the weekend of January 18 & 19, 2014. Each workshop will be highly … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Events, Featured, Giveaway, Headline, Meet Queerie Bradshaw, Other, Speaking Gigs/Workshops
Tagged advice, body image, fat, featured, gay, lesbian, love, Pacific Northwest, plus-size, queer, Seattle, Sex, sex ed, sex education, teaching, workshop, writing, writing about sex
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Fat Rolls and Photos, a.k.a. Learning to Positively Judge My Image
When Catalyst Con announced that photos from the event were up on their website, I got very excited. I spoke three times and there was a professional photographer there, giving me high hopes for a new profile photo or something … Continue reading
Posted in Body Positivity, Essays, Featured, Headline, Off Our Chests, Personal, Politics
Tagged body image, Catalyst Con, fat, fear, featured, feelings, feminist, personal, personal story, self-esteem, shame
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My Cleavage is a Big Deal, a.k.a. A Hate Blog Posted A Picture of My Boobs from BlogHer13 As an Example of Unprofessional Behavior
When I was a kid, I got in trouble quite frequently. I was highly outspoken, realizing early on that I didn’t have to listen to what others told me to do, that I could form my own thoughts and make … Continue reading
Posted in Body Positivity, Essays, Events, Featured, Feminism, Headline, LGBT/Queer Politics, Off Our Chests, Opinions, Personal, Politics, Rants
Tagged body image, fat, fear, featured, feelings, feminist, personal, personal story, plus-size, queer, shame
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I Still Have Shame About Sex and I Hate It
I hate that I still have shame about sex. When I was thirteen, I went to see The Truth About Cats & Dogs with my family at the newly renovated, state-of-the-art theater two towns over. The verdict afterwards was unanimous: … Continue reading
Posted in BDSM/kink, Confessions, Essays, Featured, Headline, LGBT/Queer Politics, Off Our Chests, Personal, Politics, Queerie Bradshaw, Sex
Tagged advice, body image, fear, featured, feminism, gay, lesbian, queer, relationships, Sex, sex writing, shame
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The Self-Deprecating Rabbit Hole
It’s amazing how quickly I can fall down the self-deprecating rabbit hole. One simple image sends a million negative thoughts racing to the front of my brain and soon I’m falling over, tripping into the void of despair, hating things … Continue reading
Posted in Body Positivity, Featured, Personal
Tagged body image, Family, fat, fear, gay, insecurities, lesbian, personal, personal story, plus-size, queer, relationships, shame
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