Fat acceptance gay subculture
Girth &amp; Mirth (G&amp;M) is an organized network of social groups for a gay subculture based on positive attitudes towards larger bodies and fat fetishism. First formed in San Francisco in 1976, early chapters were established in Boston and New York. Girth &amp; Mirth gatherings were predecessors of the Convergence events, launched by the national Affiliated Bigmen's Club (ABC) in 1986, and collaboratively organized with various G&amp;M chapters in subsequent years. The popularity of Girth &amp; Mirth clubs led to a broader chubby culture that intersected with bear groups in the early 1990s. Over time Girth &amp; Mirth chapters overlapped with, or became absorbed by, ABC, which itself was renamed the Big Gay Men's Organization (BGMO) in 2013.
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