BOSTON — A growing social group called “Bigger Bodies Boston” is creating a welcoming community for plus-sized people while pushing for protections against discrimination.
One thing they are not doing is apologizing for who they are.
“Essentially Bigger Bodies Boston is a community group. We’re a fat liberation group,” said founder Samantha Powers.
On a recent Saturday, they had one of their events: board games and beers at the Roundhead Brewery in Hyde Park.
As Powers has shared her idea for this group on social media, more people have flocked to their events.
“I started it because I didn’t have any other fat people in my life,” Powers explained. “I didn’t have fat friends or family and I was really looking for a sympathetic ear. Someone who could understand my everyday life.”
Their biggest splash so far was a pool party that attracted dozens of participants.
“Our first event as Bigger Bodies Boston was a fat pool party last year …