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VICE meets with AMUBA, Indonesia's first all-trans girlband, and learns about their struggle to build a music career in a country where the LGBTQ community is so maligned.

Women with chronic illnesses are often misdiagnosed with anxiety, depression, or hypochondria instead of receiving the treatment they need. This is Devri’s story.

We met up with Kika, a makeup artist with a massive online following, to hear how she made a name for herself by using body paint to create mind-boggling illusions.

Thanks to the rise of the skin and body positive movements, more and more people are standing up to normative standards of beauty. Join us as we discuss unrealistic beauty standards with a group of young activists who are standing up to it.

Scars have long been considered a flaw, something to cover up and keep private. But Sophie Mayanne thinks otherwise. Her Behind the Scars series is a roundup of stories of recovery and self acceptance from people whose skin has been through trauma.

"You can see yourself as abnormal, or you can see yourself as unique." In a candid film by Nadira Amrani, London-based model Jordan Charles speaks up about his albinism and the preconceptions he's received from others.

Lengger Lanang is an ancient drag queen tradition in Indonesia. VICE follows a group for men who want to reawaken Lengger's drag roots.

Makeup trends have evolved over the decades, but few trends have a history as diverse and extensive as black lipstick.

Host Barbie Ferreira hits the streets of New York to quiz men on their knowledge of makeup, and if they've ever tried it themselves.