Overview

A comprehensive guide on the how-tos and why-tos of love, romance, and great big sexuality for everyone--regardless of gender or orientation--from the chubby to the supersized. Love, Romance, and Great Big Sexuality for Everyone Big Big Love is the only one-stop-shopping handbook on relationships, sexuality, and big sexy confidence for people of all genders, sizes, and sexual orientations who know that a fantastic love life doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the number on the bathroom scale. Covering everything from dating to sex toys to getting on top, this guide also features tips on navigating tricky topics like making peace with your belly, coping with weight-related prejudice, and creating a happy, satisfying sex life in a culture where no body is ever perfect enough. This freshly illustrated update of the 2000 cult classic features new interviews with body-acceptance activists, health coaches, psychologists, and more, plus hundreds of quotes from fat folks and those who love them selected from a survey conducted exclusively for the book. From taking your clothes off to BDSM to fat admiration to tips for successful long-term relationships, Big Big Love's savvy, sane advice can help you tackle every hot-button issue you may confront in the bedroom and in love.

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Author:   Hanne Blank
Publisher:   Celestial Arts
Imprint:   Celestial Arts
Edition:   Revised ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781587610851

ISBN 10:   158761085
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   20 September 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Preface xi A Brief Introduction, with a Side of Debunking 1 Chapter One BODY AND SOUL 19 What You Can Expect 20 Things Would Be So Different If They Were Not as They Are 25 Physical Fit-ness 29 The Shape of Things 32 Dressing the Part 36 Interview: Playing Dress-Up with Lesley Kinzel 38 Cleanliness Is Next to Sexiness 40 When Your Body Changes 44 Weight-Loss Dieting and Your Sex Life 47 Move It 49 Chapter Two WHO'S WHO 53 Straight but Not Narrow 54 Fat Admirers 56 Fat Asexuals: Probably Not What You're Thinking 58 Chubbies and Chasers and Bears, Oh My! 61 Glorious Dykes 62 Bi and Large 64 Trans Fats 65 Fat and Kinky 67 Chapter Three GETTING A GRIP 69 Changing What You See 70 Fake It 'Til You Make It 73 Interview: Seeing Your Attractiveness More Clearly with Golda Poretsky 74 Tell Me What You Want 80 On Being a Sex Object 83 The Naked Truth 91 Interview: Taking It Off for the Camera with Substantia Jones 94 The Belly Dance 98 Friendly Fire 101 Strategies and Comebacks 103 Interview: Sheila Addison, Psychologist 104 Chapter Four FOR FAT ADMIRERS ONLY 111 Dear Fat Admirer 112 Coming Out 115 Interview: Coming Out with Yohannon 118 How Not to Be an Asshole 122 Axis of Allies 127 Chapter Five TO YOUR HEALTH! 133 Your Rights as a Fat Sexual/Reproductive Health Care Consumer 134 Fertility, Contraception, and Pregnancy 136 Sexually Transmitted Infections and Safer Sex 138 OW! Preventing Sex Injuries 141 Dysfunction Junction 144 Keeping Your Head When Your Feet Are in the Stirrups 148 PCOS 153 Lipedema and Lymphedema 155 Gynecomastia 157 Chapter Six GETTING PHYSICAL 159 Yes! Yes! Yes! 160 Assume the Position 163 Masturbation 166 Penetrative Sex 169 Oral Sex 174 Getting on Top 175 Fat Porn and Erotica 177 Sex Toys and Accessories 180 Beyond Vanilla 183 BDSM 185 Fat as Fetish 189 Feederism 192 Fat Sex Questions Greatest Hits 195 Resource Guide 203 General Sex Education and Information 204 Special Issue Sex Education and Information 205 Fat Acceptance and Size Acceptance 206 Health and Wellness 208 Hygiene Aids 209 Movement and Injury Prevention 209 Social and Dating Resources 210 Size-Positive Imagery, Erotica, and Pornography 212 Sex Toys and Accessories 214 Fat-Friendly Sex Toy and Accessories Vendors 215 Lingerie and Clothing 216 About the Author 217 Index 218

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Big Big Love is a ginormous blessing to people everywhere. Not only is it a superb sex manual, it's positively radical, fun to read, and life affirming--big time. We know that people of size enjoy sex as much as anyone, but to talk about it so frankly, to show it, and give explicit details about the ins and outs of it, is as transgressive as it gets in our culture of thin is sexy. This book is well worth its weight in gold. --Annie Sprinkle, PhD, Ecosex Educator, Sexologist Part of enjoying sex is being comfortable with your body. Big Big Love dispels myths related to fat sexuality and helps people learn to take pleasure in their bodies, regardless of size. --Bruce Sturgell, Founder, Chubstr.com Fat people have sex--and thanks to Hanne Blank's updated and unabashedly unashamed guide to sex and relationships, fat people can have better, more satisfying sex. This book is vitally important for anyone who shops in the plus-size department. Thanks to Hanne, we're all a little luckier when it comes to getting lucky. --Marianne Kirby, author, Lessons from the Fatosphere

Big Big Love is a ginormous blessing to people everywhere. Not only is it a superb sex manual, it's positively radical, fun to read, and life affirming--big time. We know that people of size enjoy sex as much as anyone, but to talk about it so frankly, to show it, and give explicit details about the ins and outs of it, is as transgressive as it gets in our culture of thin is sexy. This book is well worth its weight in gold. <br>--Annie Sprinkle, PhD, Ecosex Educator, Sexologist <br> Part of enjoying sex is being comfortable with your body. Big Big Love dispels myths related to fat sexuality and helps people learn to take pleasure in their bodies, regardless of size. <br>--Bruce Sturgell, Founder, Chubstr.com <br> Fat people have sex--and thanks to Hanne Blank's updated and unabashedly unashamed guide to sex and relationships, fat people can have better, more satisfying sex. This book is vitally important for anyone who shops in the plus-size department. Thanks to Han

Author Information

Hanne Blankis the writer or editor of six books about sex, bodies, and culture. Her work has been featured in Penthouse, Lilith, Bitch, and more. She has been interviewed on National Public Radio and BBC 4, spoken at numerous campuses and conferences, and taught at Brandeis and Tufts universities. She lives with her partner of fifteen years in Baltimore, Maryland.

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