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Guest Post: The All Bodies Directory

Today’s Guest Hoyden is Frances, from the fat acceptance advocacy blog Corpulent.

Going to get something as simple as a check-up, a consultation or a pap smear can be a hugely stressful event for a fat person. However, there are good health care professionals out there. There are doctors that will treat a fat person without demonising their fat body. But it’s hard to know where to look.

In light of this, I’ve set up the All Bodies Directory…

Japan earthquake and tsunami

Authorities are projecting around 1000 deaths. I don’t think any of our regular commenters live in Japan, nor anywhere in the northern Pacific likely to be tsunami-affected, but I’m sure we must have lurkers there. I wish you all safe. Please use this as an open thread on any news.

Otterday! And Open Thread.

Today’s otters are brought to you via the Telegraph: “Guinevere and Lancelot, Asian short clawed otters at Chessington zoo, ferry their six-week-old triplets away from the water’s edge”.