The Internalized Fatphobia Will Do You Something Special with Tinatswe Mhaka

In this episode, Tinatswe Mhaka, a renowned Zimbabwean feminist activist, gender consultant, and host of The Feminist Bar podcast, opens up about the complex intersection of being fat, queer, and Zimbabwean. She shares how she internalised fatphobic comments in high school, grew up with an "almond mom," and ultimately used her queerness as a tool for reclaiming and accepting her body.Tinatswe talks about the debilitating self-consciousness that can affect sexual intimacy, the damaging stereotypes within and outside the LGBTQIA+ community, and the clear-cut reality of navigating limited safe spaces.Please help us reach more women discovering their sexuality, healing from sexual trauma, and learning to love their bodies beyond society's beauty standards. Rate or follow The Fat and Horny Podcast on Spotify, Afripods or Apple Podcasts. It helps others find us, and we would love to have them in this community.More from us:Subscribe to the Young & Oversharing NewsletterFollow us on TikTok: @youngandoversharingSupport the podcast:If you want to hear more conversations like this, please support the podcast by buying us a coffee. Every dime and dollar counts when it comes to women's pleasure. Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/foryoungwomen  Be a guest:If you are an expert in sex, sexuality, or sexual health, or you have a personal experience that taught you how to heal or reclaim your pleasure, we would love to have you on the show. Please send your pitch to [email protected] episode is sponsored by Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women. Produced and edited by Gwinyai Runyowa.-----------------------------------Keywords: fatphobia, sex and sexuality, LQBTQIA+, body positivity, body image, sexuality, intimacy, women's pleasure, African culture