Sonalee Rashatwar

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Sonalee Rashatwar
Born (1982-07-28) July 28, 1982 (age 41)
New Jersey, U.S. [1]
Occupation(s)Social worker, sex therapist, adjunct lecturer, activist

Sonalee Rashatwar (born July 28, 1982) is an American author, podcaster, and activist. They write about fatness, fat acceptance, and anti-fat bias, and have given talks internationally about sexuality, fat positivity, disability justice, and racism. [2] [3] Rashatwar identifies as nonbinary. [4] [5]

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