101 Resources for Big and Tall Men
May 6th, 2009
Help for big and tall men is not readily available. It is as true now as when this article was first presented almost 2 years ago. At that time, I wrote 101 Resources for Big and Tall Men with the idea that it would serve as a database of websites that big and tall guys would find useful. With over 10,000 visits from almost 100 countries since May 6, 2009 when the article was originally published, it has been successful.
But as time goes on, the web changes and as such, in order to provide everyone with the most up to date information, this list needed to be reviewed. To my dismay, there were a lot of changes necessary. Finding 101 resources proved even more difficult that the first time. But, also, I put more stringent requirements this time. Some of the links that were originally listed may have been active, but not updated for a long period of time (in some cases several years). Since these sites did not have up-to-date information, I decided in most cases to drop them from the list. Also, the explosion of Facebook, Twitter, the emergence of LinkedIn and the demise of MySpace presented other opportunities for information. (If an organization has social media site tie-ins such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., these will be grouped together with the main site of the organization as you will see below.)
As I stated in the original post “after drilling though site after site, combing through active and broken links, sites that haven’t been updated in several years and sites that were just a page with a small blurb on it, I have come up with what I consider a great list….These links are informational… (and) include (local, regional, national and international) organizations, clubs, publications and blogs that are size-friendly.”
Just a note about the social media sites. If you are trying to access a Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or MySpace page, you may have to be logged into your account to view the page.
If you find any broken links, feel free to email us at fourthcircleenterprises@gmail.com.
Big and Tall Organizations
The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)
1. NAAFA is a civil rights group that promotes size acceptance through legislative, social and education. Issues such as medical treatment, employment, as well as the diet industry are addressed. NAAFA holds a national convention each year, usually in California or Washington, DC during the month of August. In addition to the national organization, NAAFA has several local chapters. At the time of this writing, there are 2 levels of membership for NAAFA. There is general membership for $15 per year or supporting membership (which appears to be a “full” membership) for $50. Below are listed the local chapters of NAAFA. These chapters may have additional membership fees in addition to the national membership. Please review the local chapter sites for more information on this.
2. The Official NAAFA Facebook Page
3. The Official NAAFA Facebook Causes application
4. NAAFA Supporters Facebook page (unofficial)
5. NAAFA on MySpace
6. Northern Ohio NAAFA
7. Los Angeles NAAFA
8. TCI is a group dedicated to the needs of tall people. TCI provides social networking, education, and information for tall people. Membership is for men taller than 6’2” (and women 5’10”). One of the major focuses of TCI is that of diseases that affect tall people. The major cause that TCI supports is finding a cure for Marfan Syndrome. The list below includes Marfan Syndrome related information in addition to the local chapters (as with NAAFA, there are websites for other local chapters, but if they seem like they have been abandoned over the past few years, they have been omitted.)
9. Boston Beanstalks Tall Club (Boston, MA Tall Club)
10. Central Jersey Tall Friends Club (Central New Jersey Tall Club)
11. Hartford Heights Tall Club (Connecticut Tall Club)
12. Tall Club of Long Island (Long Island Tall Club)
13. Tall Club of New York City (New York City, NY Tall Club)
14. Tower Club of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA Tall Club)
15. Tall Club of Greater Washington DC (Washington, DC Tall Club)
16. Atlanta Tall Club (Atlanta, GA Tall Club)
17. Tall Texans of Dallas (Dallas, TX Tall Club)
18. Houston Bay Area Tall Texans (Houston, TX Tall Club)
19. Rocket City Tall Club (Northern Alabama Tall Club)
20. Oklahoma City Tall Club (Oklahoma City, OK Tall Club)
21. Carolina Tall Club (North and South Carolina Tall Club)
22. Skyscraper Club of Cleveland (Cleveland, OH Tall Club)
23. Tip Toppers Club of Detroit (Detroit, MI Tall Club)
24. Kansas City Skyliners Tall Club (Kansas City Tall Club)
25. Mad Town Talls (Madison, WI Tall Club)
26. Tall Club of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI Tall Club)
27. Tall Club of Las Vegas (Las Vegas. NV Tall Club)
28. Redwood Empire Tall Club (Northern California)
29. California Tip Toppers Tall Club (Los Angeles, CA Tall Club)
30. Central Arizona Tall Society (Phoenix, AZ Tall Club)
31. Portland Skyliners Tall Club (Portland, OR Tall Club)
32. Sacramento Tall Club (Sacramento, CA Tall Club)
33. San Diego Tall Club (San Diego, CA Tall Club)
34. Tall Club of Silicon Valley (Silicon Valley, CA Tall Club)
35. Tall Persons Club Great Britain and Ireland (Great Britain and Ireland Tall Club)
36. Tall Persons Club for Great Britain and Ireland’s Official Facebook page
37. Tall People United (Melbourne, Australia Tall Club)
38. Tall Club of Montreal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada Tall Club)
39. The Tall Club of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tall Club)
Marfan Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome or Marfan is a genetic connective tissue disorder. The reason we include it in our listing is that a majority of the people who have Marfan Syndrome are very tall. The disease can affect the heart, eyes, lungs, and skeletal system. It is the main charity supported by Tall Clubs International. Below are listed some of the major organizations involved with Marfan Syndrome.
40. International Federation of Marfan Syndrome Organizations – A group dedicated to creating a universal standard regarding information, diagnosis and treatment of Marfan Syndrome.
41. The National Marfan Foundation – United States.
42. NFM Connect – The National Marfan Foundation online community.
43. National Marfan Foundation on Facebook
44. National Marfan Foundation Facebook Causes application
45. The Marfan Trust – United Kingdom
46. The Marfan Trust on Facebook
International Size Acceptance Association
47. The ISAA is a human rights organization that seeks to end discrimination based on size, specifically lobbing on issues affecting large people. They promote developing positive self image and healthy living as well as exercise. They believe that size is not a factor in being healthy. They are opposed to weight loss surgery and negative eating disorders such as the fetish of feederism. They also have publications of “Without Measure” and “BBTeenz” and several podcasts associated with the group. Along with the link to the main group about, local and international links are provided below. (Chapters that have not been updated for long periods of time have been omitted.)
48. International Size Acceptance Association – The Official Facebook page of the ISAA
49. ISAA Facebook Causes application
50. PODWOM Blog – This is the blog for the Podcast of “Without Measure”, the magazine for the ISAA.
51. Without Measure – ISAA Blog
52. ISAA – The Philippines
53. ISAA – Middle East/North Africa
54. ISAA – The United Kingdom
55. ISAA Facebook page for the United Kingdom, Middle East and North Africa
Big and Tall Activism and Advocacy
56. The Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) is an organization dedicated to promoting the Health at Every Size movement. This focuses on intuitive eating and proper exercise instead of dangerous fad diet programs.
57. The Official Facebook page of the Association for Size Diversity and Health
58. The Association for Size Diversity and Health on LinkedIn
59. The Association for Size Diversity and Health on Twitter
60. The Council on Weight and Size Discrimination – an educational/activist group that preaches tolerance to people of all sizes and works as advocates for larger people in the consumer market, employment, the medical industry and the media. The site is full of valuable information about health for children and adults, discrimination and media portrayal.
61. The Council on Size and Weight Discrimination Official Facebook page
62. Fat Rights Coalition (Formerly the Coalition of Fat Rights Activists) – An organization that advocates rights for the obese and fights discrimination.
63. The Official Facebook page of COFRA
64. Big Fat Blog – A blog/news site that features stories about obesity, size discrimination, obesity rights, activism and more.
65. The Twitter page for Big Fat Blog
66. Universal Network for Size Acceptance – An online community that focuses on size acceptance networking and information for fat, tall and short people. This was formally the Fat Activist Network.
67. The Official Facebook page for the Universal Network for Size Acceptance
68. The Universal Network for Size Acceptance on LinkedIn
69. The Universal Network for Size Acceptance on Twitter
70. Size Acceptance for Empowerment (SAFE) for Men and Women – a site that is based in Southern California. It is both an informational group and a social group, promoting such things as swimming events, seasonal parties and get-togethers.
71. Huge Comfort – An informational site that encompasses several aspects of big and tall living including finding merchandise, traveling, medical care as well as advocacy.
72. Plus Size Yellow Pages – A site run by size acceptance activist Kelly Bliss that provides a directory of services and products that people of size find useful.
73. Health at Every Size Community – A website that discusses the tenets of Health at Every Size (HAES) and even has an online HAES pledge that people can commit to http://haescommunity.org/
74. The Height Site - Provides information and merchandise for tall people.
75. The Height Site on Facebook
76. The Height Site on Twitter
77. TallPeople.net – A wiki for tall people.
Blogs for Big and Tall Men
78. Notes from the Fatosphere – A blog that discusses legal, social, and medical issues that affect fat people.
79. Red No. 3 – A blog site that features blogs about obesity, food, and really whatever the author wants to talk about. The tagline says it all “Actual F**king Fat Acceptance.”
80. Bigger Fatter Blog – A blog with the attitude of being unapologetically fat, and, to that extent, advocates getting fatter. Pushes an agenda of the New American Fat Acceptance Movement (NAFAM) and the New International Fat Acceptance Movement (NIFAM)
81. Biggest Fattest Blog – A man who writes about how much he loves being fat.
82. The Tall Site - Information about tall people now and historically.
83. Being Tall - A site about what it is like to be tall. It provides interesting tall facts.
Entertainment for Big and Tall Men
84. Club Bounce – A plus size dance club with two locations in Long Beach California and Phoenix Arizona.
85. Butterfly Lounge – A plus size club in Long Beach California that features such concepts as Karaoke Wednesdays and dancing on Saturdays with a live DJ.
86. Linda’s Big Connections – A Midwestern size acceptance social event club
Medical Related News and Articles and Information for Big and Tall Men
87. Fat Friendly Heath Professionals – a list of doctors in various fields that are considered size friendly. The web site author also encourages submissions.
88. Body Positive – A mental health site that is focused on large people having positive outlooks on life and developing a healthy relationship with themselves. It is run by a licensed psychologist and has many resources available on the site.
Articles on Exercise for Big and Tall Men
89. Obesity and Exercise: What To Do When You Can’t Do Traditional Exercises – An excellent article from about.com that addresses the challenges obese people face when attempting to exercise and how to overcome them.
90. Safe Exercises for Overweight and Obese People – An article from healthmad.com that states simple exercises for overweight and obese people that are attempting to start with an exercise program.
91. Exercise for Obese People – An article from lovetoknow.com that examines the effects of exercise on overweight and obese people and includes exercising tips.
92. Safe Exercises for Obese and Overweight People – helium.com is a site that allows people to contribute their own articles. This link is a cumulative list of all related articles on helium.com site related to the subject.
93. Exercise Tips for the Obese – An article form streetdirectory.com that give a unique exercise perspective by discussing such things as staying away from the gym, increasing heart rate and pain associated with exercising and why they are all important to consider when exercising.
94. Exercise for the Obese – A short article from Adonis Corner on exercise for obese people, includes workout regimens.
95. Check Out Heavyweight Yoga – An article from the South Florida Sun Sentinel on the benefits of Yoga for overweight and obese people.
Big and Tall Commerce
96. LivingXL – A site that provides products specifically designed for larger people
97. The Big Sportsman – Provides outdoor sporting equipment (such and fishing and hunting) and clothing for big and tall men.
98. Casual Male XL – Clothing for big and tall men. Most times sizes are available up 8XL and 6XT.
99. Westport Big and Tall – A clothing site that provides sizes up to 10XL
100. Amplestuff – Medical supplies for big and tall-owned by NAAFA founder Bill Fabrey.
101. Tripology – a travel site that provides specialized travel agents for disabled and large people.
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