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'''Dimensions Magazine''' is the name of a now defunct plus-size magazine, as well as a size acceptance community that grew out of the magazine's website. [[Dimensions Wide Angle Video Productions]] were sold through Dimensions. They were the original owner of the [[DimensionsGirls]] modeling network.
[[File:DM_issue41.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Dimensions Magazine Issue 41, art by Ned Sonntag]]Dimensions Magazine evolved out of a civil-rights-group newsletter. NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) was the original size acceptance advocacy group in the United States aimed at big people. A FA (fat admirer) 'special interest group' (FA-SIG) was formed to discuss FA issues, and a black-and-white paper newsletter, also named FA-SIG, was started for that group. Several covers were drawn by Susan Mason. After a naming competition, the newsletter evolved into Dimensions Magazine.
Dimensions Magazine was published by Shardco Inc in Albany, New York, starting in 1984. It was edited by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer. The owner of Dimensions also owned and published Pen Computing Magazine. Most cartoon covers from 1985 onward were drawn by Ned Sonntag, and in 1989 the magazine introduced color pin-up covers of real models using glossy paper with Issue 42. The magazine featured aspiring models, some of whom became successful online in the years following. The publication of Dimensions Magazine ended in 2002 with Issue 88.
Soon after the mainstream adoption of the internet, Dimensions created a website, posting columns and weight gain stories featured in the magazine as well as running competitions for aspiring models for their publication. Elsewhere, a woman known as BBW-QT created a website featuring personal ads for BBWs and FAs, which included a discussion board and a chatroom. The website's bandwidth charges soon became too much for BBW-QT to continue supporting, as the popularity of the forum and chatroom increased dramatically, so a deal was made for Dimensions to absorb the discussion board and chatroom, while BBW-QT closed her site. The new Dimensions community grew and by the late 1990's, Dimensions had become widely regarded as THE online site for fat admiration.
The original publisher eventually retired from running the website and sold the whole enterprise in 2015 to a company that runs a number of community forums. Despite several failed attempts to monetize Dimensions, they continue to support it. Due to technical issues, the chat room eventually shut down. The discussion boards have continued to this day, and remain a popular place for discussion of BBW and FA issues.
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!Issue #
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|No. 1
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|3
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|4
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|?
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|6
|No. 6
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|7
|No. 1
|?
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|?
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|8
|No. 2
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|?
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|9
|No. 3
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|?
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|10
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|?
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|11
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|?
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|12
|No. 6
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|?
|[[File-|} ===Volume 3==={|style="text-align:center;" style="width:DMcover12100%"!Issue #!Volume No.jpg|150px]]!Date!Cover!Featured Model(s)
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|13
|No. 1
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|?
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|14
|No. 2
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|?
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|15
|No. 3
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|?
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|16
|No. 4
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|?
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|17
|No. 5
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|?
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|18
|No. 6
|?
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover18.jpg|150px]]|?|-|} ===Volume 4==={|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"!Issue #!Volume No.!Date!Cover!Featured Model(s)
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|19
|No. 1
|?
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|?
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|20
|No. 2
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|?
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|21
|No. 3
|June 1987
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover21.jpg|150px]]|?
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|22
|No. 4
|August 1987
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover22.jpg|150px]]|?
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|23
|No. 5
|October 1987
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover23.jpg|150px]]|?
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|24
|No. 6
|January 1988
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover24.jpg|150px]]|?|-|} ===Volume 5==={|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"!Issue #!Volume No.!Date!Cover!Featured Model(s)
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|25
|No. 1
|March 1988
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover25.jpg|150px]]|?
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|26
|No. 2
|May 1988
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover26.jpg|150px]]|?
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|27
|No. 3
|July 1988
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:DMcover27.jpg|150px]]
|?
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!Date
!Cover
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|28
|No. 4
|September 1988
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover28.jpg|150px]]|?
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|29
|No. 5
|December 1988
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover29.jpg|150px]]|?
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|30
|No. 6
|February 1989
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover30.jpg|150px]]|?|-|} ===Volume 6==={|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"!Issue #!Volume No.!Date!Cover!Featured Model(s)
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|31
|No. 1
|?
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:DMcover31.jpg|150px]]
|?
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|32
|No. 2
|?
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|?
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|33
|No. 3
|?
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|?
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|34
|No. 4
|November 1989
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover34.jpg|150px]]|?
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|35
|No. 5
|?
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover35.jpg|150px]]
|?
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|36
|No. 6
|March 1990
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover36.jpg|150px]]
|Roz Thomas
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|}
===Volume 7===
{|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"
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!Date
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|37
|No. 1
|May 1990
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover37.jpg|150px]]
|Susan Ziman
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|38
|?No. 2|July 1990| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover38.jpg|150px]]
|?
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|39
|No. 3
|September 1990
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover39.jpg|150px]]
|Seaside Fun
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|40
|No. 4
|November 1990
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover40.gif|150px]]
|Candy Gram
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|41
|No. 5
|January 1991
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover41.gif|150px]]
|[[Teighlor]]
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|42
|No. 6
|March/April 1991
(first color cover)
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover42.gif|150px]]
|Petra
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|}
===Volume 8===
{|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"
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!Volume No.
!Date
!Cover
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|43
|?No. 1|May/June 1991| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover43.jpg|150px]]|?California Dreamin'
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|44
|?No. 2|July/August 1991| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover44.jpg|150px]]|?Dimensions Plus
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|45
|?No. 3|September/October 1991| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover45.jpg|150px]]|?Florida Flower
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|46
|?No. 4|November/December 1991| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover46.jpg|150px]]
|?
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|47
|?No. 5|January/February 1992| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover47.jpg|150px]]|?Blonde Ambition
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|48
|No. 6
|March/April 1992
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:DMcover48.jpg|150px]]
|?
|[[File-|} ===Volume 9==={|style="text-align:DMcover48center;" style="width:100%"!Issue #!Volume No.jpg|150px]]|?!Date!Cover!Featured Model(s)
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|49
|No. 1
|May/June 1992
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover49.jpg|150px]]|The Lady Sings the Blues[[Maureen Costa]]
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|50
|?No. 2|August/September 1992| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover50.jpg|150px]]
|?
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|51
|No. 3
|October/November 1992
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover51.jpg|150px]]|Gabrielle Gloor/Swiss Miss
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|52
|?No. 4|January 1993| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover52.jpg|150px]]|?Leather & Lace
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|53
|?No. 5|March 1993| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover53.jpg|150px]]|?buMpers
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|54
|No. 6
|May 1993
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover54.jpg|150px]]
|New England Bounty
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|}
===Volume 10===
{|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"
!Issue #
!Volume No.
!Date
!Cover
!Featured Model(s)
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|55
|No. 1
|July 1993
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover55.jpg|150px]]|Linda& [[Brie]]
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|56
|No. 2
|September 1993
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover56.jpg|150px]]
|[[Deidrababe|Deidra]]
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|57
|No. 3
|November 1993
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover57.jpg|150px]]
|Susan & Mary
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|58
|No. 4
|February 1994
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover58.jpg|150px]]
|Rhonda Oliver & [[Betsy]]
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|59
|No. 5
|April 1994
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover59.jpg|150px]]
|[[Heather]] & Raynea
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|60
|No. 6
|June 1994
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover60.jpg|150px]]
|Pam, Dee & [[Betsy]]
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|}
===Volume 11===
{|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"
!Issue #
!Volume No.
!Date
!Cover
!Featured Model(s)
|-
|61
|No. 1
|August 1994
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover61.jpg|150px]]
|Raynae & Cyndy Lybrand
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|62
|No. 2
|November 1994
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover62.jpg|150px]]
|Growing Joy
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|63
|No. 3
|January 1995
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover63.jpg|150px]]
|Paulette
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|64
|No. 4
|April 1994
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover64.jpg|150px]]
|Rachel Sabo
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|65
|No. 5
|June 1995
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover65.jpg|150px]]
|Deborah Cinkus
|-
|66
|No. 6
|August 1995
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover66.jpg|150px]]
|Lovely Tina
|-
|}
===Volume 12===
{|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"
!Issue #
!Volume No.
!Date
!Cover
!Featured Model(s)
|-
|67
|No. 1
|November 1995
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover67.jpg|150px]]
|Carol Mackintosh & buMpers
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|68
|?No. 2|February 1996| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover68.jpg|150px]]|?[[Heather]] & [[Robin]]
|-
|69
|?No. 3|April 1996| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover69.jpg|150px]]|?[[Monique]]
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|70
|No. 4
|July 1996
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover70.jpg|150px]]
|Gina & Suzan
|-
|71
|No. 5
|September 1996
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover71.jpg|150px]]|[[Grace ]] & [[Karen (Dimensions Magazine September 96)|Karen]]
|-
|72
|No. 6
|November 1996
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover72.jpg|150px]]|Patty & [[Victoria (Dimensions Magazine November 96)|Victoria]]
|-
|73
|No. 7
|February 1997
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover73.jpg|150px]]|[[Catherine ]] & [[Cathy]]|-|} ===Volume 13==={|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"!Issue #!Volume No.!Date!Cover!Featured Model(s)
|-
|74
|No. 1
|April 1997
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover74.jpg|150px]]|[[Zsalynn]] & [[Cindy (BigCuties)|Cindy]]
|-
|75
|No. 2
|July 1997
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover75.jpg|150px]]
|[[Heather (Dimensions Magazine Model)|Heather]] & Lisa
|-
|76
|No. 3
|September 1997
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover76.jpg|150px]]|[[Cat]] & [[Michelle]]
|-
|77
|No. 4
|November 1997
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover77.jpg|150px]]|[[Dove ]] & [[Cari]]
|-
|78
|No. 5
|February 1998
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover78.jpg|150px]]|Bella & [[Char]]
|-
|79
|No. 6
|June 1998
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover79.jpg|150px]]|[[Terra ]] & [[Diva (Dimensions Magazine)|Diva]]|-|} ===Volume 14==={|style="text-align:center;" style="width:100%"!Issue #!Volume No.!Date!Cover!Featured Model(s)
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|80
|No. 1
|August 1998
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover80.jpg|150px]]
|The Beach Babes & Jamie-Marie
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|81
|No. 2
|December 1998
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover81.jpg|150px]]|[[Victorian Lace ]] & [[Jensen]]
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|82
|No. 3
|April/May 1999
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover82.jpg|150px]]|[[Anna ]] & [[Electra]]
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|83
|No. 4
|September 1999
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover83.jpg|150px]]|Tina & [[TaurusVixn|Cleacia]]
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|84
|No. 5
|January 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover84.jpg|150px]]|[[Karen ]] & Belly Dancing Fatimas
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|85
|No. 6
|June 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover85.jpg|150px]]
|Kelly & Bobbie
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|}
!Issue #
!Volume No.
!Date
!Cover
|-
|86
|No. 1
|December 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover86.jpg|150px]]|[[Heather]] & [[Ana]]
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|87
|No. 2
|September 2001
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover87.jpg|150px]]|[[Cindy ]] & [[Brie]]
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|88
|No. 3
|April 2002
(final issue)
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DMcover88.jpg|150px]]|[[Cat]], [[Ana]] & [[Lilly (BigCuties Bonanza)|Lilly]]
|-
|}
* [[Dimensions Weight Room]]
* [[Dimensions 500 Club]]
* [[DimensionsGirls]]
* [https://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/ dimensionsmagazine.com]
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