Before women are ever exposed to the world of alternative body modification, they have been overexposed to the beauty culture through their personal interactions as well as the media. They have ...

Ex-cons, Harley riders, Popeye. While men dominate stereotypes of people with tattoos, women are the more inked gender in America. A free exhibit at Cal State Fullerton’s Anthropology Teaching Museum ...

Song Jiayin sees her project as an open-ended documentary that she hopes will help both promote women's voices and challenge stereotypes. For more than two years, Chinese tattoo artist Song Jiayin has ...

Dozens of women and some men now carry a permanent symbol of support for survivors of sexual assault and abuse after a Saturday #MeToo tattoo fundraiser. More than $11,000 was raised by five tattoo ...

It's a very deep connection." The journey so far — 17 tattoos to date — has provided sustenance and even inspiration. Althouse elaborated on all this during a chilly October afternoon, recently, while ...