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- Adios Barbie - Body image site for people of all ages, shapes, and sizes. Contains journals and feature articles.
- The Body Burden - Features the authorship of Stacey Handler on body image. Handler os the granddaughter of the creator of the Barbie doll.
- Body Image - Defines the concept of body image and explores its various aspects and issues.
- Body Image Health - Resource for the prevention of body image, eating, fitness, and weight concerns before they start.
- Body Positive - Tool for individuals who wish to boost their body image despite weight or shape issues.
- Council on Size and Weight Discrimination - Contains news updates on diet studies, weight discrimination, and media images.
- Disability Cool - Information on how physically disabled women can belong to the body image trend.
- Mirror Image - Learn about the basics of male body image from this presentation by Alicia Potter.
- My Flatsy Forum - Forum for women with flat chests exploring the various issues related therewith. Photos displayed.
- Normal Breasts Photos - Displays images of normal non-sexual breasts. With related articles on breast taboo, baby weaning, breastfeeding, and obsession.
- The Psychology of Ideal Body Image
as an Oppressive Force in the Lives of Women - Publication explores the negative side of body image concern among women.
- Short Persons Support - Resource for short or petite persons to find image issues support. Also serves as an awareness page for the social and economic issues facing short people.
- Haven of the Delicate Sylph - Former pro-anorexia site has now changed to a pro-recovery site. The author posts the reasons she had a change of heart and what she is doing now.
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- Big Folks Health FAQ - Interactive page for information getting and sharing on the health of fat or big people.
- Curvy Chick - Features a magazine for big people, presents chart groups, posts blogs, and offers a directory of related resources.
- Don't Tell Me What Size I Must B - International campaign against size discrimination. With a chat room and a discussion board.
- Grand Style - Pools in the insights or views of various columnists on fat and weight concern topics.
- I Was a Fat Kid - Get a grasp of how fat children feel and get discriminated for their physical stature.
- Kelly Bliss - Offers plus size fitness and lifestyle coaching. With guides on healthy eating and related counseling.
- Largely Positive - Resource for body esteem despite fatness or being a plus size.
- More 2 Hug - Learn about the philosophy of this advocacy for the esteem of big people. Go over the articles and personal ads featured.
- OM Goddess - Offers a collection of empowering materials and information for big or fat people.
- Plus Stuff - Contains health guides for fat people, community information, and an array of various resources including fashion tips and travel ideas.
- Real Women - Comprehensive resource for ideas and information for plus size women. Includes horoscopes, stories, visions, reflections, and more.
- Factors in the Sexual Satisfaction of Obese Women in Relationships - Lilka Woodward Areton's article on the self-image of fat women especially in relation to their romance.
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Artwork
- Mother Bee - Features literary and art crafts that offer laughs and inspiration for women.
- Art by Paul Delacroix - Shows a collection of art images that showcase the beauty of fat women.
- Goddess Cards - Features cards designed for women empowerment. Images of big women also highlighted.
- Ianardo's BBW Art Gallery - Compiles a number of pictures that highlight the beauty of super sized women.
- My Zoftig Gallery - Contains samples of illustrations of Susan Mason's character and caricature art.
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Chats_and_Forums
- Abundance - Contains general and specific discussions of issue related to fatness. Includes subjects such as sex and health.
- BBW Home - MIRC chat channel for BBW, BHM, and other individuals who appreciate large people.
- BBW Network - Fosters the development and acknowledging of self-esteem, self-love, pride, and self acceptance among plus size people.
- BBW Supersize - Discusses issues facing plus size individuals, particularly those that concern relationships and acceptance issues.
- Voluptuous Woman Company - Offers empowering materials and other helpful resources for women who want to celebrate their norm-breaking concept of beauty.
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Directories
- Fat and Proud Webring - Offers membership and recognition for people who consider themselves fat yet unembarassed.
- Fatcities - Search engine allows for fat information searches. Also presents fat news and stories, chat rooms, forums, an art gallery, and more.
- Fat Friendly Health Professionals List - Enumerates a number of health professional services that tend to the health needs of fat people without discrimination.
- Size Wise - Directory for information and resources related to health and fitness, fashion, relationships, and similar issues.
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Organizations
- Euell Consulting Group - Counters the biases and negative perceptions on physical size and weight.
- Fatso - Features a book that aims to empower plus size people.
- International Size Acceptance Association - Learn about this Group's mission and activism. Go over the downloadable materials and e-zines presented.
- National Association for Advance Fat Acceptance - Provides news, action alerts, and a discussion forum on fat acceptance.
- No Lose - Check out this community website of fat dykes, bisexual women, transgendered people, and other advocates who are moving to end the oppression of fat people.
- The Plus USA Woman - Get to know the advocacy of this convention and beauty pageant for fat women.
- SeaFATtle - Promotes public awareness and activism on fat acceptance.
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Personal_Pages
- Abundance - Go over the links to BBW resources featured. Find photos and bios as well.
- My Journey with Obesity - Documents the life experience of a woman who struggled in her life as an obese person.
- BiWitchy BBW - Journal of personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences on being a bisexual big beautiful woman.
- Camryn Manheim - Official site of the award winning actress of "The Practice.".
- Carolyn Owens - Celebrates the super size BBW being and lifestyle of Owens. With erotic stories, fat art, poems, photos, and more.
- Christine Alt - Learn about the life of this plus-sized model. Check out her modeling biography and portfolio as well.
- Fat Girls Rule - Presents a humorous and loving view on what it is like to be fat in a society with thinness as a norm for beauty.
- Fat Person's Home Page - Collection of resources and essays on fat acceptance. Includes semantics, videos, and other published articles.
- Girls Who Love Fat Guys - Introduces the terms FFA and BHM - Female Fat Admirer and Big Handsome Man.
- Fat Acceptance Stuff - Explores the idea of fat acceptance and provides health, legal, fitness, and travel resources.
- More than Just a Pretty Face - Personal site discussing the life of a woman as a BBW. Offers support to other fat ladies who have trouble coping with discriminating commuinities.
- Pat's Place - Site of a fat woman who is tagged as the Queen of Rubenesque Romance Novels. Authorships and other works showcased.
- Pawsitively Kat - Houses a gallery of photos and presents the liberation and pride of fat women.
- Sandra's Bed of Roses - Expresses the insights of a fat woman on love, puberty, growing up, and other interesting subjects.
- Sexy Guys Online - Check out this photo gallery of fat guys who have proud claims to being sexy.
- Worldwide Pound Embracing Point - Campaigns for fat acceptance and features a symbolic table of pound meanings.
- You Have Such a Pretty Face if Only - Deals with the issues of that large women face in a discriminating society.
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Publications
- Abundance - Go over the issues published, find art works, and interact with the other readers of this online publication for fat people.
- Amaze Magazine - Check out the content of this inspiring magazine designed to empower plus sized women.
- Dimensions Magazine - Online version of the bimonthly Dimensions Magazine. With message boards, chat rooms, and discussion forums.
- Josephine Fuller Mysteries - Contains essays, book features, and links to other fat-related literature and websites.
- Radiance Magazine - Offers relevant information, resources, and support for plus-sized teens.
- Size Ate - Provides fashion recommendations and a guide to couture body proportions.
- Reflecting Venus - Contains press releases, activism presentations, and a reading list on accepting one's natural physique. With a list of famous BBWs.
- Size Net - Features news, views, stories, and other articles purporting to self acceptance for plus-sized individuals.
- Well-Read BBW - Resource for recommended readings for big people.
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Media_Pressures
- The Focus on Beauty - Hosts forums, presents beauty myths and facts, and explores the pop culture of beauty.
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Pro-Anorexia
- Anorexics - Aims to serve as a support page for people with eating disorders. Chat rooms offered.
- Beautiful Perfection - Displays images of thin models who serve as the faces of beauty, presents exercise info, posts a message board, and provides links to other related pages.
- Cerulean Butterfly - Guide for anorexics and those who are undergoing recovery.
- Fading Obsession - Membership based forum for anorexics. Tackles the various obsession issues related to Anorexia.
- Life with Ana - Find stories of anorexia dealing, get tips and tricks, and search for fasting information.
- Mandis Mi Ana Forum - Explores the various facets of anorexia and on dealing with it through forum posts.
- Mia Is a Faithful Friend - Source for encouragement and empowerment for people with eating disorder. Contains quotes, tips, poems, and discussions.
- No Place to Hide - Engage in an interactive discussion on how to positively deal with eating disorders and mental and psychological health.
- Perfected Souls - Membership based site offers a collection of information, resources, and tools on eating disorders.
- Sondra's Lair - Contains a reading journal, essays, and quizzes. With a list of pro and anti-anorexia websites.
- Take Control of My Life Dairy - Tracks the recovery or coping progress of one victim of eating disorder.
- Nightcookie - Check out this live journal of a young girl who is suffering an eating disorder.
- Carte Blanche Interactive - Comprehensive resource for anorexia information. Includes interactive guides, insights, and charts.
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Food,_Drink,_and_Nutrition
- Biodevastation to Biojustice - Campaigns for the stop in all forms of genetic engineering.
- Why Campaign for a Real Milk - Presents the what, why, where, when, of this campaign for pure and natural milk. In German, French, and English.
- The Food Irradiation Website - Aims to facilitate the communication of factual and relevant information about food irradiation to improve food safety and production.
- Organic Consumers Association - Contains news stories and action alerts related to the campaign for health, justice, and sustainability. Also allows for information searchers on organics.
- True Food Organization - Learn about the advocacy of this group of organic food activists sponsored by Greenpeace.
- War on Fat - Personal testimony on how the curbing down of fat intake and regular exercise can result to better physical and psychological health.
- The Weston A. Price Foundation - Promotes the wise traditions in food, farming, and healing.
- World Food Safety Organization - Avenue for the healthy exchange of ideas and information related to food safety and biological alteration-freedom.
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Medicare
- Medicare Drug Info - Presents an anthology of answers to the most common questions about Medicare.
- Medicare Information - Comprehensive resource for Medicare and health insurance information. Includes discussions on supplemental plans and also accommodates query submissions.
- Medicare.gov - Answers frequently asked questions, presents Medicare spotlights, and a host of various other information related to Medicare costs and benefits.
- Health Policy Watch - Presents news and opinion, issue discussions, and related research materials.
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Prescription_Drugs
- Canada Drug Talk - Avenue for discussing the issues about importing prescription drugs from Canada. With fact sheets, hints or tips, and quotes.
- Drug Saving Calculator - Tools for computing the potential savings on using prescription drugs.
- Food and Drug Administration Study - Public administration doctoral thesis tackles the impact of user fees on the changes within America's Food and Drug Administration.
- Health Action International - Advocates for the increase of access to and rational use of essential medicines.
- No Free Lunch - Presentation on how the typical marketing of drug companies (i.e. through medical representatives) affects drug prices and prescription.
- Community Catalyst - Provides relevant drug industry information to represent consumers and communities in the shaping of the public health system.
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Universal_Health_Care
- American Health Care Reform - Calls for action for American citizens to take active participation in health reform endeavors.
- Cover the Uninsured Week - Advances the welfare of the millions of Americans who do not have access to health insurance.
- Health Care Talk - Discussion forum about health care access. Explores general, national, and state issues.
- Health PAC - Facilitates discussion forums, posts questions and answers on universal health care, and presents commentaries.
- Universal Health Care Action Network - Site of healthcare advocacy network that moves for the availability of comprehensive health care services for all.
- Vote Health - Advocates for quality and affordable for all American citizens. With local news and position statements on health care legislations.
- Women's Universal Health Initiative - Publicizes information on how women can promote reform for the creation of a fair and just health system.
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Organ_Trafficking
- Organs Watch - Learn about the policies, research findings, and reports of this multi-layer project on medicine, markets, and bodies.
- Organ Giving - Serves as a link for organ donors and recipients to easily find each other. With an organ matching center and organ donation legislation proposals.
- Animal-to-Human Transplants - Tags animal to human organ transplants as the creation of Frankenstein's monster. Expresses opposition.
- Center for Responsible Transplantation - Posts xenotransplantation news, presents related publications and articles, and lays out a legal proposal in opposition to xenotransplanting.
- Diaries of Despair - Chronicles the secret history of pig-to-primate organ transplants. With related news, reports, and updates.
- Xenotransplantation on the Web - Provides a survey on people's attitudes towards xenotransplantation, posts announcements, and houses a library of helpful online resources.
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- e-Lawyer.com - Legal directory of all types of attorneys and legal industry professionals.
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