Body

Like most other industries, the world of fashion is woefully homogenous, a place where diversity is often conflated…

Gabourey Sidibe is a goddamn national treasure. Whether she’s reclaiming “Becky” on Empire, doling out the best…

Earlier this week, the January issue of British Vogue hit the stands, featuring gorgeous cover model Ashley Graham.

My social media accounts are bleeding red. A practicing Catholic, I have many friends and acquaintances who are…

When you’re pregnant, you experience a number of physiological changes no one ever tells you about (presumably…

Anna thought she had finally found an endocrinologist who could treat her.

SAN FRANCISCO—Bathed in the glow of a pink light, Maria Palacios rolled her wheelchair to stage right and announced…

Canadian conceptual artist Annelies Hofmeyr is on a bloody mission.

Thea Eigo is the exact kind of teen who could have benefited from comprehensive, evidence-based sex education at her…

My vagina came with an instruction manual.

Susan had a choice: Wait two weeks for her unborn child to grow to viability while risking dire health consequences…

We tend to hear the same advice for living long and healthy lives over and over again: Eat well, exercise, don't…

There is arguably no person more important to the history of women's sexual health and education than Margaret…

In the fall of my senior year of college, there was a rash of unrelated student deaths on my Chicago campus. One…

"You have herpes" may be three of the most dreaded words in the English language. Getting diagnosed can feel…

“You’re so real,” a vapid housewife tells Katie Otto (Katy Mixon) moments after she admits to wearing a…

Next month Gilmore Girls will debut on Netflix in a highly anticipated revival, which means one thing: Lorelei and…

This summer was the season of marriage for my group of friends. Practically every one of us tied the knot, and I had…

People gain weight for a variety of reasons: genetics, illness, too much fried food, lack of exercise, and yes, the…

It’s no secret that the fashion industry has a plus-size problem: Any time a model larger than a sample size appears…