Esther Calixte-Bea was 11 years old the first time she waxed her chest. The dress she’d planned to wear for sixth grade graduation had a scooped neckline, and she worried her classmates would notice ...

My own father told his grandchildren that the reason I, their dad, had so much hair on my chest was because I was related to bears, a legend (like the best ones) that they delighted to believe in as a ...