Hanne Blank: Straight

The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality. USA 2012, 228 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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Beacon
Like the typewriter adn the light bulb, the heterosexual was invented in the 1860s and swiftly transformed Western culture. The idea of »the heterosexual« was unprecedented. After all, men and women had been having sex, marrying, building families, and sometimes even falling in love for millennia without having any special name for behavior or emotions or identity. Yet, within half a century, »heterosexual« had become a byword for »normal«, enshrined in law, medicine, psychiatry, and the media as a new gold standard for human experience. With an eclectic scope and fascinating detail, this book tells the story of a complex and often contradictory man-made creation that turns out to be anything but straight or narrow.

Hanne Blank: Big Big Love

A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them). USA 2011, 223 pp., brochure, € 15.59
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Celestial Arts
This 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 book features interviews with body-acceptance activists, health coaches, psychologists, and more, plus hundreds of quotes from fat folks and those who love them.