A polyamorous plus-size travel influencer who has been demanding free plane seats for fat passengers has also revealed that the “gym-goers” who troll her on TikTok have been asking her out for sex on Tinder.
Jaylyn Chaney, 27, posted a video of herself striding around an indoor pool in a white and green bikini, revealing that “hardcore gym goers” are shaming her on social media and sliding into her Tinder messages every day.
In another video, TikTok user Jay Bay, who has more than 136,000 followers, is seen kissing his fiancé in a hot tub while revealing that the two are in a polyamorous relationship.
In the video, which depicts trolls approaching her on a dating app, Chaney walks with a confident smile as voiceover narration and Tinashe's song “Nasty” plays in the background.
“Gym-goers love to troll the comments section of my TikToks and say all sorts of things about fat women, but guess what? These same guys slide into my Tinder messages every day,” she said.
Cheney continued, “Make it make sense. Society tries to convince you that there's only one type of body that's desirable, but the truth is much more interesting.”
“Many men, even die-hard gym-goers, are attracted to larger women.”
“You can continue to project your insecurities onto me in your comments, but it won't change the facts,” the influencer said.
Commenters quickly flocked to her post to show their support: “It's a fetish. I was big too and a lot of my gym buddies had a fetish for me,” one commenter wrote.
Another person said: “Literally they're all in our DMs but it's rude to talk to them in person.”
Other commenters didn't agree with her assertion, with one writing: “Wait until you find out these men have a very unhealthy fetish. It's mostly the people who fall for them that are unhealthy.”
“I tell you this is a lie,” said another.
Another video showed a woman and two men dancing and kissing, with the woman being pulled towards them.
The video continues with her and her fiancé kissing in a hot tub as she says, “When you have someone you're with until death but you're polyamorous and you want a boyfriend too.”
“Plus size, polyamorous, queer,” the influencer captioned the video, along with a grinning face emoji.
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Cheney previously said airlines should fund free seats for plus-size travellers, proudly photographing herself flying without an oxygen tank after four years of flying with a breathing device.
She explained to her followers that she previously needed supplemental air to breathe comfortably in the pressurized cabin of an airplane.
In a video of her experience, Cheney smiles and holds up a seat belt to demonstrate how stretchy it can be.
As Cheney wondered, “What if I had a medical emergency on the plane?” dramatic music started playing.
She then asked: “What happens if there is an emergency landing?”
But she stopped and said, “No, forget about that. No matter what anyone says or what form it takes, travel is fun for everyone.”
The video then showed Cheney in a wheelchair walking down the airport gate and onto the plane.
Cheney then sat down in his seat, demonstrating how loose his seat belt was.
In the caption, Cheney described the conditions of the flight and reflected on her reliance on “supplemental oxygen” while flying for the past four years.
“It all started in 2019 when I was hospitalized with a suspected stroke,” Cheney wrote.
“It turned out I had pulmonary hypertension and I've needed oxygen ever since. I can't travel the same way anymore.”
“It went from chasing waterfalls in Hawaii to something completely different,” she said.
After extensive research, the influencer landed on a portable oxygen concentrator.
“I shared my findings online and thought this would become my new normal.”
But Cheney found portable oxygen concentrators to be “no brainer.”
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She said using the device is “expensive, stressful and downright scary.”
“But guess what? I gave it a go and it worked better than I could have ever imagined,” she wrote triumphantly.
Cheney, of Vancouver, Washington, also described being discriminated against when staff at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport refused to allow her into a wheelchair because of her weight.
“My ordeal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will shock you,” she said in a TikTok.
Cheney, who can walk, recounted how she requested wheelchair assistance, as she normally does, on a recent flight.
But Cheney claims that as she was getting off the plane, the employee instructed to help her realised he had to help a plus-size woman and tried to leave.
Travel influencer Chaney said the employee made a comment about her size as she walked away with her wheelchair, an incident that left her breathless.
“I told her I really needed a chair and asked her to let me sit down, and she clearly ignored me and kept walking,” Cheney complained in a dramatic TikTok that showed her walking down the aisle of the plane.
“I was then forced to walk up one of the longest jet bridges I've ever come across and she didn't stop,” the 27-year-old continued her rant.
Cheney claimed that when she was finally allowed to sit in a wheelchair, her lips had turned white, her oxygen levels were dropping and she nearly fainted.
Cheney said staff discriminated against plus-size women by not pushing her up to the boarding bridge, assuming she could walk.
“Silence is no longer an option,” Cheney said of the “discrimination” she experienced. “If you've experienced something similar, you're not alone.”
She continued: “Discrimination is real and I don't want anyone to go through this.”
Users were quick to show their support for the 27-year-old in the comments section, with one writing: “I'm so sorry.”
“Sending positivity! No one should be discriminated against for their body or abilities,” another wrote.
Cheney created a petition on Change.org in April 2023, demanding that the FAA provide protections for plus-size travelers.
The petition currently has over 39,000 signatures.
“Air travel should be comfortable and accessible for everyone, regardless of size,” she wrote on her Change.org page.
“As plus-size travellers, my partner and I have unfortunately experienced discrimination and discomfort whilst flying.”
Cheney also outlined a series of policies to ensure “larger customers” are treated with care and respect during their flights.
She wants the FAA to reserve three seats for overweight people on airplanes.
