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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.
Sexual Health + Identity
People Across Africa Say This Period Product Caused Burning Rashes
They're using #MyAlwaysExperience to share their stories.
Sexual Health + Identity
Miley Cyrus Said She Felt She "Had to Be Gay" Because "All Guys Are Evil"
She has now taken to Instagram to clarify her message.
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Sexual Health + Identity
Georgia School Administrators Received Death Threats For Allowing Transgender Students to Use Public Bathrooms
Transgender students must now go back to using single-stall bathrooms.
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Sexual Health + Identity
The Girl Who Was Suspended for Bullying After Calling Out "Rapists" in School Isn't Done Fighting
Aela Mansmann told Teen Vogue why she's calling attention to rape culture in high schools.
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Mental Health
This PSA Shows a Girl Getting Sicker, and Her Illness Is Something Most Teens Are Exposed to
Cyberbullying is an epidemic in this new video.
Mental Health
Former K-Pop Star Sulli Has Reportedly Died
The former f(x) group member was found dead in her home.
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Sexual Health + Identity
There's Now an Actual Handbook on How to Come Out as LGBTQ
If you've been thinking about it but didn't know where to start, this can help you come out.
Fitness
Naomi Osaka Will Represent Japan on the Tennis Court in the 2020 Olympics
She's pursuing full Japanese citizenship.
Mental Health
Sinéad Burke Has Always Had to Educate People on Her Own Existence
Now, she's in the public eye so other little people don't have to do the same.
Sexual Health + Identity
The Trump Administration Made Abortion Harder to Access Worldwide, but You Could Help Reverse That
Here's how you can help stop the Global Gag Rule
Mental Health
Maisie Williams Said Playing Arya Stark on "Game of Thrones" Made Her "Ashamed" of Her Body
"I started to become a woman. But Arya was still very much like trying to be disguised as a boy."
Relationships
Ansel Elgort Wants to "Feel Open to Fall in Love" With People Other than Girlfriend Violetta Komyshan
"It doesn’t need to be sexual. I could be done sexually with my girlfriend."
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Sexual Health + Identity
Stanford Students Are Using Virtual Reality to Give Chanel Miller a Voice in the Spot Where She Was Assaulted
"We’re doing this to raise awareness, to elevate Chanel Miller's voice in the space."
Sexual Health + Identity
Cardi B Said She Was Sexually Assaulted During a Photo Shoot
"I told the magazine owner and he just looked at me like...so?"
Health
9 Teens on What They Really Think About Vaping
From safety to how they buy it, young people got real about hitting the Juul.
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Sexual Health + Identity
You Know Chanel Miller as the Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor. Now She Wants You to Know Her Full Story
Chanel Miller spoke to Teen Vogue about reclaiming her identity, the power in staying anonymous, and the #MeToo movement.
Voices
A Day in the Life of Financial Guru Sallie Krawcheck
From her morning routine to how she runs her female-focused financial platform.
Mental Health
Demi Lovato Faced Her "Biggest Fear" By Posting an Unedited Bikini Picture
"I want this new chapter in my life to be about being authentic ... rather than trying to meet someone else’s standards."
Mental Health
Federal Prosecutors Charged a Man in Connection With Mac Miller's Overdose Death
He is charged with one count of distribution of a controlled substance
Sexual Health + Identity
Kristen Stewart Will Not Define Her Sexuality Just Because People Are Curious
She's living her life in the open and without explanation.
Mental Health
Greta Thunberg Called Autism Her "Superpower" After Haters Criticized Her
"When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go."
Voices
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.
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Sexual Health + Identity
Billie Eilish Won’t Stand for Her Clothing Choices Being Used to Slut-Shame Others
“I can’t [overstate how] strongly I do not appreciate that, at all.”
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Sexual Health + Identity
11 People Share Why They Didn't Have Sex in College
Not everyone is doing it — we promise.