Tess Holliday Calls Out Weight Bias After Life Insurance Denial
TL;DR
Tess Holliday said on TikTok that a life-insurance company denied her coverage because of her weight, highlighting ongoing weight bias in healthcare. The Cut notes anecdotes and a 2024 study showing stigma in medical settings, and mentions Holliday’s plan to relaunch the Eff Your Beauty Standards campaign to defend bodily autonomy.
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- Tess Holliday Says She Was Denied Life Insurance Because of Her Weight The Cut
- Plus-size model Tess Holliday says she was ‘ineligible’ for life insurance Yahoo News UK
- Model Tess Holliday claims she was denied life insurance for weighing 'over 300 lbs' Fox News
- Tess Holliday Says She Was Denied Life Insurance for Weighing 300 Lbs Us Weekly
- Plus-size model Tess Holliday says life insurance company told her she was ‘ineligible’ due to her weight The Independent
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