Rebecca Jane Weinstein, a lawyer and social worker, has been working as an advocate and writer for nearly twenty years. She is the founder of PeopleOfSize.com, an online community and social networking site which provides information, support, and interaction for “people of size.”

"Fat Sex" is her second book and was inspired by her experiences as a person of size, put on her first diet in first grade. She aims to be a voice for those who live with shame merely because of the size of their bodies.