Queen Esie, whose real name is Esther Calixte-Bea, used to go to great lengths to remove the body hair from her legs, armpits and chest, implementing both a shaving routine and "painful" electrolysis ...

(CNN) - The first month of the year is traditionally a time of change and resolution. Gym memberships spike, people seek new jobs in record numbers, and abstaining from alcohol and meat becomes a ...

Until puberty, our bodies look similar regardless of our sex, other than our genitals. When we hit puberty, a barrage of hormones—androgens like testosterone and estrogens like estradiol—reshapes our ...

Dhawani Chugh, a content creator from Toronto, is known for her videos where she appears unshaven. Through this deliberate choice, she challenges a still very prevalent social taboo: that of body hair ...

"I started to wonder why I was doing this and for who," creator and activist Queen Esie tells PEOPLE Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE in ...

The first month of the year is traditionally a time of change and resolution. Gym memberships spike, people seek new jobs in record numbers and abstaining from alcohol and meat becomes a popular ...