Hovey, Max - No Fats, No Fems

Hovey, Max - No Fats, No FemsNo Fats, No Fems: A Guide to Queer Empathy and Unpacking Prejudice Author: Max Hovey Genre: Non Fiction, Adult, Self Help, Biography Pages: 320 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: May 19, 2026 Format: Paperback Size (in cm): 20. 2 (height) x 13. 2 (width) x 1. 8 (depth) ISBN: 9780063423466 Synopsis: Queer activist and sex educator Max Hovey shares the essential modern guide for understanding what divides us and the path to building a better community.

No Fats, No Fems: A Guide to Queer Empathy and Unpacking Prejudice

Author: Max Hovey

Genre: Non Fiction, Adult, Self Help, Biography

Pages: 320

Publisher: HarperOne

Release Date: May 19, 2026

Format: Paperback

Size (in cm): 20.2 (height) x 13.2 (width) x 1.8 (depth)

ISBN: 9780063423466

Synopsis:

Queer activist and sex educator Max Hovey shares the essential modern guide for understanding what divides us and the path to building a better community.

Exclusionary rhetoric in online spaces like “no fats, no fems” can be an unfortunate reality for many queer people and speaks to a larger issue at hand—but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Activist Max Hovey has gained thousands of supporters worldwide by challenging stereotypes and unpacking the problematic ideologies that queer people can place on each other—and often on themselves. Combining diverse personal testimonies and the latest research from across the LGBTQIA+ community, this revolutionary guide will

prejudice in queer spaces through discussions of race, class, and identity the historical evolution of queer thought the role of intersectionality in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights internalized homophobia and its role in creating division body image issues and the importance of sexual liberation how to accept non-conformity and handle rejection self-reflection through understanding different perspectives ways to promote positivity and acceptance in ourselves and others what having pride and community really means Regardless of background or sexual orientation, our final destination is empathy, and Max gives us all the tools needed to get there. The Velvet Rage for a modern audience, No Fats, No Fems is an urgent call to action that offers a roadmap toward stronger community and a much kinder future.

LGBT Themes:

• Queer
• Body Positivity

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Non Fiction, Biography, Essay, Culture, Self Help, Queer, Queer Culture, Adult