body positivity

How getting plastic surgery helped me confront my own fatphobia and nurture body positivity

For most of my life, I hated the way I looked. I don’t explicitly recall the moment I began to see myself as ugly. I just felt like it was a fact, like in the same way that night brings darkness, and that the sky is blue. As a...

This photographer is showcasing male models and their ‘imperfections’ in a powerful way

It’s no secret that when it comes to the men’s beauty lens, there’s one standard. Chiseled abs. A tall stature. High cheekbones. Flawless skin. This idea of a man’s ideal look has had a lasting impact on generations of men and their own self-esteems. But what...