‘FatCon’ is Philly’s first ‘fat people’ convention, featuring ‘superfat’ sex therapist at Temple U
Emma Arns ’26 | Tennessee Campus Correspondent
Temple University plans to hold Philly FatCon Halloween weekend in the student center.
Speakers such as ‘The Fat Sex Therapist’ and the author of ‘Fat Girls in Black Bodies’ will be featured on campus.
Temple University plans to host a conference “for fat people, by fat people” this fall.
Philly FatCon will run from October 28-29. Philadelphia’s first ever fat-focused conference will host “fat speakers, influencers, performers” and more.
The keynote speaker, Sonalee Rashatwar, a.k.a. The Fat Sex Therapist, defines “thinness as a white supremacist beauty ideal” and focuses on offering “fat positive sexual healthcare” to patients.
Rashatwar has previously hosted workshops on topics such as “Understanding the White Supremacist Origins of Fatphobia” and “the intersection of fatness and gender on queer bodies” as stated online.