identity
7 Students on How the Floyd Uprisings Changed Their Lives
“Becoming a nurse is my form of protest.”
By Rita Omokha
12 AAPI Youth on What Their Identity Means to Them
“I define my community as much as it defines me.”
By Teen Vogue Staff and Jonathan Frydman
This Is the Real Meaning of Identity Politics
The term was never meant to be exclusionary.
By Marian Jones
Young Black Leftists Are Creating Their Own Space on TikTok
Welcome to the Black Leftist Hype House.
By Noella Williams
Hayley Kiyoko Shared How Fragrance and Identity Are Linked
“I've really struggled with balancing my masculinity and femininity, and I thought it was important to create a fragrance that walked that perfect line.”
By Kara K. Nesvig
The Politics of Willfully Mispronouncing a Name Like "Kamala"
My own name has been mispronounced a million times, and it made me feel like I don't belong.
By Mehar Gujral
Candice Iloh Wrote a Book About African Identity and Queerness
Her debut YA novel is about a young girl who transforms after starting college.
By Joshunda Sanders
Kamala Harris as VP Challenges Our Notion of Representation
Identity politics is more than just descriptive representation.
By Jenn M. Jackson
How We’re Taking on Anti-Black Racism in Puerto Rico
“We have been erased from our own history.”
By Gloriann Sacha Antonetty and Alexandra-Marie Figueroa Miranda
13 Books About Race, Love, and Identity from Asian and Pacific Islander Authors
Celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month with these captivating reads.
By Sara Li
"On My Block's" Jessica Marie Garcia Said She Never Learned to Speak Spanish Out of "Pure Fear"
She said she's “so insecure” about her accent and word placement, and that's held her back.
By Brittney McNamara
"Hala" Has Created a Fiery Debate Around Muslim Representation in Film
Minhal Baig’s "Hala" tells the story of a skateboarding teen struggling with identity in a Muslim home.
By Umber Bhatti
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."
By Brittney McNamara
Jordyn Woods Might Be Finding Herself, But That Doesn't Mean She's Lost
Jordyn opens up about loss, her journal, and how she's changing.
By Brittney McNamaraPhotography by Lindsay Ellary
Coco Gauff Is a Newfound Tennis Star, but She's No Overnight Success
The tennis star opens up about training, her new fame, and how much she loves to win.
By Jewel WickerPhotography by Camila Falquez
This Landmark Supreme Court Case Highlighted the Link Between Whiteness and Citizenship
A 1923 U.S. Supreme Court decision shut the door to Asian immigrants for decades.
By Vandana Pawa
Lacey Baker Is Shredding the Male-Dominated World of Skateboarding
They are making it more inclusive one half-pipe at a time.
By Lauren Rearick
I'm a Native Woman and I Won't Be Labeled as "White-Passing"
"Accepting a 'white-passing' identity would deny who I am and be an act of self-genocide."
By Justina Bruns