"I think there should just be more people of color in museums and big collections. You never really see people depicted that look like yourself or you and your family. Every time you see them, they're a servant or slave. I definitely want to be part of changing that."
Read More"I hope women move away from this falsity that lies on social media. We’re all guilty of it. We all take photos that aren’t really us," says Lauren Martin, creator of the popular website and Instagram account Words of Women.
Read More"This is what I know about L.A.: You're not from here. You came here. You take a lot of airplanes and you hate it. You've got a lot of appointments, for your hair, or throat, or your face, or your vagina. You have so many cravings, for juice and dieting, and exercising with pool toys on a Pilate's machine."
Read MoreCheating feels good, until it's over. And then you realize you did something wrong to someone. And then you have to live with yourself.
Read MoreKirman is, by his own admission, a magnet for the rich and famous: "I never get shy around wealthy people or celebrities." In fact, he becomes more open. "Sometimes my own candor shocks me."
Read More“If you want to be safe, walk in the middle of the street. I’m not joking. You’ve been told the sidewalk is your friend, right? Wrong. I’ve spent years walking sidewalks. I’ve looked around, when there were men following me, creeping out of alleyways...and I suddenly realized that the only place left to go was the middle of street."
Read MoreJulie Winegard (@imstilljulie) has stockpiled more than 388.4 million views on her GIPHY page and an ever-growing social media following, which is why BTI had to know: how does she come up with her GIFs?
Read More"I tried to force myself to enjoy this part as well, but it didn't feel good. It wasn't sweet or hot or sensual. I didn't feel comforted or wanted or sexy, or like he was doing something nice for me. It wasn't even for me at all — it was for him. I didn't matter. I was just a body."
Read More"I went on like this for a year and two months after my mother’s death. I never did fully feel, hear, or see my mother’s spirit. But I recognize that my pictures tend to capture a sense of familiarity, a feeling of home in a stranger’s smile, warmth in a Japanese Zen Garden."
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