NOLOSE* is a vibrant community of:

fat dykes / lesbians,
bisexual women,
transgendered folks,
and our allies, seeking to
end the oppression of fat people!

>> Apply to be a NOLOSE Board Member! All applications are due no later than September 16, 2011; click here for more info.

>> Thanks to all who attended NOLOSE 2011:
Bridge to Fatlandia!
We explored citizenship! We bravely built fat pride community! We swam and ate and danced and talked and laughed and cried! This year's conference, held in Oakland, CA, was full of amazing discussion, exploration, discovery, challenge, and new ways of understanding and supporting each other. We'll post pics and info soon! Enormous thanks to everyone who contributed time, energy, and/or money to making this and future conferences as accessible and wonderful as can be.

>> We now have a new policy in place around gender, identity, and attendance for future conferences. Click here to learn more. Feel free to email feedback at nolose dot org with ideas around implementation, and how you feel we can best support the current and future community that is NOLOSE through this transition.

>> Check out the full workshop and performance schedule from NOLOSE 2011 here!

>> This year's keynote speaker was Wendi O'Neal, and she blew us all away! As a cultural worker, facilitator, and educator, Wendi O'Neal connects social and economic justice groups' mission, vision and values with how everyday work gets done. She uses spiritually grounded practices, art, story circles and song sharing as tools for growing inspiration and sharing methodology for democratic process.

Born and raised in New Orleans, she has worked in local, regional and national organizations; but her heart's work is rooted in the US South, especially the kind of organizing that happens around kitchen tables in the Deep South and Appalachia.

Some groups Wendi has worked with: Amnesty International, Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children, Southerners on New Ground, The Highlander Research and Education Center, INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, and Junebug Productions' Free Southern Theater Institute.

>> Looking for some general NOLOSE updates? Click here for the latest letter from the NOLOSE Board, and stay tuned for updates around out attendance policies.

>> NYC's Fat Flea was an incredible success! Big fat thanks to organizers Deb Malkin and Marisa Klages, as well as all the volunteers and eager shoppers. Funds raised benefited the NOLOSE 2011 financial assistance/scholarship fund, and the Femme Conference.

>> NOLOSE 2010: FAT PANIC! rocked Oakland June 4-6 of last year! Thanks to all who brought it!

 

Talk to us! Check us out on Facebook , Twitter and LiveJournal .

Want to get our monthly e-mail announcements?

We also have friendster and myspace pages. Check 'em out and join our network.

One way to meet up with fat LBTQ folks in your area is to check out our calendar, and see if there are any events near you. Please post info for any groups/events you know of! We have allies all over the world.

We also recommend the fatdykes e-mail list.

We are an entirely volunteer-run, nonprofit charitable organization. We need your help! Please click on the button below to make your charitable, tax-deductible contribution. Any donation you make will make a difference in keeping us going. As a 501(c)(3), all donations to NOLOSE are tax-deductible.

*NOLOSE started out as the National Organizations for Lesbians of SizE before expanding scope to a broader community of queer women and trans folks.