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Brittney McNamara

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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.

Politics

People Who Abandoned Their Pets During Hurricane Irma Could Face FELONY Charges

For animal cruelty.
Health

What It's REALLY Like to Donate a Kidney

It's lifesaving, and minimally invasive.
Politics

The Internet Is Defending Jemele Hill by Calling Trump a White Supremacist

A ton of people have chimed in.
Health

This Is What Recovery From a Kidney Transplant Is Like

We asked an expert.
Health

Lady Gaga Cancelled a Concert After Being Hospitalized For "Severe Pain"

We hope she recovers quickly!
Mental Health

Bella Thorne Says Perez Hilton WANTED People to Slut Shame Her

He disagrees.
Mental Health

EXACTLY How to Deal If Your Mountain of Homework Is Giving You Anxiety

We get it.
Health

Selena Gomez Had a Kidney Transplant to Treat Her Lupus

She opened up about it on Instagram.
Sexual Health + Identity

It Turns Out Your Hymen Never ACTUALLY Breaks

It can tear, but it also heals.
Sexual Health + Identity

A Text Book Now Includes Brock Turner's Photo In a Section About Rape

"He may have been able to get out of prison time but in my Criminal Justice 101 textbook, Brock Turner is the definition of rape."
Politics

1 Student Died, 3 Were Injured in a Washington School Shooting

The suspected shooter is in custody.
Mental Health

This Singer Was Body Shamed While She Was in the HOSPITAL

Wow.
Politics

An 11-Year-Old and His Parents Died After Falling Into a Volcano

Another boy in the family survived.
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Mental Health

This Is What It's Like to Be Able to HEAR Color

Artist Jack Coulter explains.
Sexual Health + Identity

A Boy's Classmate Came Out as Transgender, So His Parents Removed Him From School

Wait, what?
Sexual Health + Identity

I'm a Queer Muslim Woman and I Want You to Know We Exist

"I do exist."
Politics

Police Are Investigating an Alleged "Near Lynching" of an 8-Year-Old Boy

They're investigating it as a hate crime.
Mental Health

Dove Cameron Gave the BEST Advice For Beating Sadness

We all need this.
Politics

A Teen Was Found Dead in a Hotel Freezer After Disappearing From a Party

Kenneka Jenkins was pronounced dead on the scene.
Mental Health

THIS Is How Demi Lovato Stays Sober

It's a lot of work, but it's worth it.
Politics

Hope Hicks Is Now OFFICIALLY White House Communications Director

She took over after Anthony Scaramucci was fired.
Mental Health

Kylie Jenner Said She Got Lip Injections Because a Boy Said She Had "Really Small Lips"

"I don’t know, it just really affected me."
Mental Health

This Teen's Teacher Reportedly Said She Violated Dress Code Because She's "Busty" and "Plus Size"

Another dress code story.
Sexual Health + Identity

People in California Want to Make Abortion First Degree Murder

They're trying to criminalize it.