If there are two subjects that are universally fascinating and rife with controversy, they are sex and fat. Though our culture is obsessed with both, the two commingling are sometimes seen as offensive, obscene, or even grotesque. Fat people are not viewed as sexual beings. Of course, this perception is far from accurate. Fat people have normal and peculiar sex lives, just like everyone else. A compilation of true stories, cultural references, and narrative commentary, Fat Sex: The Naked Truth, tells the honest, and often heroic, heartbreaking, and hilarious experiences of large-size women and men in their romantic, intimate, and sexual relationships. Subjects touched on include heterosexual relationships, gay men and lesbian women, those who have gained and lost a great deal of weight, and the sexual "underground" such as fetishes. While some of these individuals have faced bigotry and experienced shame, they are valiant and lead fulfilling lives. Their compelling stories are told with sensitivity and wit, and while some of these individuals have faced bigotry and experienced shame, they prove valiant and lead fulfilling lives. Truly a book for everyone, the stories and issues discussed highlight the fundamental aspects of the human existence that connect us all, and touch every person who has ever experienced the trials and tribulations—and ecstasies—of an intimate relationship.