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Brittney McNamara

Features Director

Brittney McNamara is an award-winning journalist who has been reporting on health issues, including mental health, reproductive rights, sexual assault and LGBTQ+ identity since 2014. In her current role as the features director at Teen Vogue, McNamara investigated the #MeToo movement on college campuses; reported on abortion access under the Trump administration; explored how incarceration impacts the mental health of young people; and published a series on various health issues, including bullying and vaccination. Prior to Teen Vogue, McNamara was a newspaper reporter in Massachusetts.
Health

How Law Enforcement May Be Worsening the Spread of COVID-19 at Protests

Using tear gas can help spread the virus, and law enforcement just seized hundreds of masks that could protect people.
Voices

Halsey Perfectly Explained White-Passing Privilege

“Nobody is gonna kill me based on my skin color.”
Sexual Health + Identity

Lili Reinhart Came Out as Bisexual

She said she's a “proud bisexual woman."
Voices

Lana Del Rey Is Living in a White Feminist Cage She Built Herself

Maybe it's not that feminism doesn't see Lana, but that she doesn't see herself in the place feminism has come.
Voices

Activist Amanda Nguyen's Secret to Countering Racism Is Joy

“Joy is the most radical form of rebellion.”
Mental Health

Lele Pons Said She Has OCD That Controls Her "Most of the Time"

In her new YouTube documentary, Lele opens up about her mental health and treatment. 
Mental Health

What These Self-Care Experts Think the Pandemic Could Change About Mental Health Stigma

“There is a fundamental shift that we’ll look back on in history,”
Sexual Health + Identity

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Opens Up About Being a Sexual Assault Survivor in a Letter to Joe Biden

"I am not new to watching survivors bare their souls, and I am not new to being offered false choices in politics."
Sexual Health + Identity

A Day in the Life of a Sex Ed Champion

Filmmaker, author, and advocate Liz Goldwyn takes us inside a typical workday at her company, The Sex Ed.
Mental Health

This Teen's "Instructions for Not Giving Up" Can Help You Through Social Distancing

If you're feeling lonely or sad, read on. 
Sexual Health + Identity

More Than 300 Pride Celebrations Have Been Canceled or Postponed

San Francisco is the latest city to cancel its parade. 
Sexual Health + Identity

Auli’i Cravalho Came Out as Bisexual in a TikTok Video

“You straight? She said: 'No, I’m bi.'”
Sexual Health + Identity

Rebecca Black Said She Identifies as Queer

"Some days I feel a little more on the gay side than others."
Mental Health

Selena Gomez Said She Has Bipolar Disorder

“When I ... know more information it actually helps me, it doesn't scare me once I know it.”
Mental Health

It's Okay to Grieve Over Prom Being Canceled

It's a milestone you're missing, and that's sad. 
Mental Health

Ariel Winter In Bloom

As “Modern Family” ends, the star tells Teen Vogue she's ready to take on the next phase.
Voices

This #MuslimWomensDay, Autonomy Takes on a New Meaning

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh talks autonomy in isolation, empowering her community, and what #MuslimWomensDay has achieved.
Mental Health

Take a Look Inside Noah Centineo's Empowering Morning Routine

It includes coffee, journaling, and, uhm, bathroom time.
Mental Health

Why You Should Start a Gratitude Journal for Your Mental Health

Teen Vogue Editor in Chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner gives us a look inside her journal.
Fitness

The 2020 Olympics Have Been Postponed until 2021

The Games will now take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021
Health

Billie Eilish Wants You to Know That Social Distancing Is "Not a Joke"

She told her fans who aren't preventing the spread of coronavirus: "it's not about you."
Fitness

Navarro Cheerleaders Are Devastated After the Daytona Competition Was Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

The athletes were "heartbroken" as many of their cheerleading careers were cut short.
Voices

Presley Gerber Seemed to Compare Backlash to His Face Tattoo to Being Transgender

Sorry, what?
Mental Health

Lizzo Playing the Flute in Front of Crystals is The Meditation We All Need

Queen Lizzo is helping us calm down.