Inspired from NAAFA’s article:

When I was in my 20’s I enjoyed going clubbing. I always loved dance music, from the disco of the 70’s, to 80’s synth pop and now to today’s bass-driven beats.  I was never one for drinking and trying to flirt with guys, but when a man asked me to dance or saw me dancing and wanted to join me, I didn’t turn down the opportunity.

I also was never denied entrance to a club, despite being deathfat. But 10 years ago, fat people weren’t the public targets they are now.  I never heard of fat women being not allowed to go to a club until last year.

But sadly, it does happen, and this is why a handful of clubs, mostly in California, have opened that exclusively cater to fat people, providing a safe space for those who may be denied entrance  or ignored in mainstream clubs.

Some people may be turned off by the premise due to their belief it encourages chubby chasing and portraying fat women as sex objects. I am aware that Club Curves (which then had to change its name to Club Moxie due to legal problems with the chain of Curves gyms), one of the first clubs for fat women and men who have no problems dancing or talking to them, is now known as The Big Girl Club, focusing on a more urban clientele and a highly charged sexual atmosphere. The clubs mentioned in the NAAFA article seem to attract a more diverse clientele, from a mother of three to a man who lost weight, but still wants to hang with the fatties.

I think it’s great we have ladies like Lisa Marie Garbo and Kathleen Divine who want to provide places where fat men and women can have a good time without being the literal elephant in the room.  The next step is to show some of the mainstream clubs who don’t want us in their establishments that they need our money and our patronage just as bad as our fellow thinner clubbers.

Have any of you been treated badly or ignored at a mainstream club? Do you avoid clubs because of your size?  I’d like to hear your take on NAAFA’s story.