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Twiggy Becomes Big
Twiggy made what used to be good bad, and what used to be bad good. The old standard of more weight being wealth dropped, and people wanted to be thin. -
Central Park Sit In
In 1967, more than 500 people sat in Central Park for what was called a "fat in" where they ate, and burned diet books. This was the first large movement for fat pride. -
Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act
In Michigan, a law was created that protected discrimination based off of, among other things, weight. This is the first of it's kind, and Michigan remained the only state to do so. -
National Association to Aid Fat Americans Formed
Bill Fabrey founded the NAAFA initially to support his overweight wife. However the strides it's made are so large, and he now sits on the board for the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination -
Catherine McDermott Victory
In the court of appeals in New York, Catherine McDermott won a suit against an employer who discriminated based off of the fact that she "might become impaired". She won damages but didn't take the employment. -
Cassista V Community Foods
This ruling stated that obesity was only a disorder if linked to a medical condition, and thus couldn't be covered under any existing legislation. -
Frank V United Airlines
In Frank V United Airlines, the airline was found not only to be discriminating on weight but also sex, because women had to be leaner than men. This was found to be weightism and sexism. -
Jazzercise Instructor Wins
Jennifer Potnick was an instructor who appeared overweight. Because of this, the company refused to hire her. She won the case, and though she didn't accept employment, is reputed to be the most energetic instructor her students have seen -
LargeInCharge
Queen Raqui created LargeInCharge as first a newsletter for overweight people. It blossomed into a radio show and later a Youtube channel. -
EEOC V Watkins
This ruling determined that a person must be physiologically impaired in order for their obesity to be classified as a disorder. -
ADA Amended
The amendment says, "severe obesity, which has been defined as body weight more than 100% over the norm … is clearly an impairment.’’ -
Nevada Proposes Discrimination Bill
Nevada had a bill come into being that discrimination based on weight was illegal. The bill didn't make it through the house. -
Ineligibility for the Army
75% of the people wanting to join the military were ineligible due to their weight, regardless of performance -
EEOC V Bae Systems
Obesity is constituted as a disability. Therefore, as long as one's duties can be performed, one can't be fired. -
Georgia Anti-Obesity Ad Doesn't help
A Georgia anti-obesity ad condemns obesity but doesn't offer a solution. Feedback on the ad was that it made children more insecure. -
Fat Pride in New Zealand
A new Fat Pride conference surfaces in New Zealand. Though these are common, this is an international conference. -
Anchorwoman fights Back
A TV anchorwoman was accused of being a bad role model. In response, she said (on air) that her weight is not determinant of her character. First time a publicized criticism of weight stigma went viral. -
Rise in Obesity
The University of Washington finds that obesity is, and will be on the rise -
California Lies about Child Obesity
By taking a perfectly healthy child and adding weight to the child through photoshop, the organization First 5 significantly changed their advertisement style, and significantly changed the response to an "overweight child". -
Abercrombie & Fitch admits Discrimination
The CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch stated that the target audience for their clothing were "cool kids" and that there was a reason there were no sizes above 10.
