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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.
Mental Health
Beyoncé's Self-Care Routine Includes Breathing Exercises and Meditation
And now mine does, too.
Relationships
Cardi B Explained Why She Got Back Together With Offset After He Cheated
“You’re betraying the person that has your back the most. Why would you do that?”
Sexual Health + Identity
More Than 3,000 People Reported Being Sexually Assaulted During an Uber Ride Last Year
Uber released a landmark report on violence during its rides.
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Voices
TikTok Limited Content From Disabled, Fat, and Queer Creators From Being Seen
It was apparently a temporary anti-bullying measure.
Mental Health
Billie Eilish Said She Could Totally Relate to Ariana Grande Having the “Worst Year” of Her Life
"She had a speech where she was like, last year was the best year of her career and the worst year of her life. I understood it."
Mental Health
Dove Cameron “Feeling Very Frustrated” Because of Speculation About Her Mental Health
"You don't know everything about someone’s life, even if you think you do. Even if you want to."
Relationships
Ariana Grande Is Here to Help You Get Through Your Thanksgiving Breakup
She will help you weather the infamous “turkey drop.”
Mental Health
Millie Bobby Brown Opened Up About the “Terrifying Feeling” Online Trolls Gave Her
"Like all bullies, they gain their power by taking power away from others."
Voices
A Day in the Life of Menstrual Rights Activist Sasha Goodfriend
“I’m menstruating on the full moon once again.”
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Sexual Health + Identity
The Transgender Women of Color Who Were Killed This Year Are Being Remembered in a Powerful Way
As part of Out Magazine's Out100, they are getting the remembrance they deserve.
Mental Health
SEVENTEEN's S.Coups Is Taking a Hiatus From the Band for His Mental Health
The K-pop star is reportedly coping with anxiety.
Sexual Health + Identity
Atypical Star Brigette Lundy-Paine Came Out as Non-Binary
“I’m non-binary, always felt a lil bit boy, lil bit girl, lil bit neither.”
Mental Health
Summer Walker is Cancelling Most of Her Tour Dates Because of Social Anxiety
"I want to give y'all what I can, so I'm going to keep making music and I'm going to do a few shows, but I can't finish."
Mental Health
Liam Payne Said the Loneliness of Fame "Nearly Killed" Him More Than Once
The star opened up about his mental health.
Mental Health
Selena Gomez Said Body Shamers Caused Her to Take a Social Media Break
The singer said critics came after her during lupus-related weight gain.
Sexual Health + Identity
Chanel Miller's Powerful Poem Shows Exactly How We Should All Treat Sexual Assault Survivors
She read a poem she wrote at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.
Fitness
Runner Mary Cain Said She Was "Emotionally and Physically Abused" As a Nike Athlete
"I got caught in a system designed by and for men, which destroys the bodies of young girls."
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Sexual Health + Identity
How You Can Help Solve the Pleasure Gap
Teen Vogue is partnering with The Case for Her to make sexual pleasure equitable.
Sexual Health + Identity
T.I. Taking His Daughter for Hymen Checks Isn't Just Gross — It's a Violation of Her Rights
He's enforcing patriarchal standards that judge a woman's worth on her sexual “purity.”
Relationships
Kristen Stewart “Can't Wait” to Propose to Her Girlfriend
But it's not because she's "kowtowing to a sort of patriarchal standard."
Sexual Health + Identity
Kaitlynn Carter Won't Label Her Sexuality After Falling "In Love" With Miley Cyrus
"This past July, I went on vacation with a female friend; the next thing I knew, I was in love with her."
Mental Health
Demi Lovato Got Real About Body Acceptance, Social Media Trolls, And New Music
The singer spoke about being her most authentic self at the 2019 Teen Vogue Summit.
Mental Health
Kheris Rogers Envisions a Future Where No One Is Bullied For the Color of Their Skin
She's working toward that world each day.