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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. 
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."
Sexual Health + Identity

Harry Styles Is So Down for Gender Norms Fading Away

We are too, Harry. 
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.”
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."
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.