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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.

Fitness

Normani Kordei's 'Dancing With the Stars' Injury Is So Bad She Could Crack her Hip

Yikes!
Sexual Health + Identity

Trump's Family Planning Pick Doesn't Believe Contraception Actually Works

Well that's not a good sign.
Politics

Joe Biden Might Have Just Kicked Off the Next Presidential Race

It's gonna be a long election cycle.
Sexual Health + Identity

This Period Joke About Met Gala Dresses Is TOO REAL

You'll relate way too hard.
Sexual Health + Identity

People Are Already Slut-Shaming Kendall Jenner for Her Met Gala Dress

Let her live.
Mental Health

A 12-Year-Old Was Kicked Out of a Chess Tournament for Her 'Seductive' Dress

This is not okay.
Sexual Health + Identity

The Supreme Court Just Made a HUGE Statement About Conversion Therapy

It upheld one state's ban.
Mental Health

Tumblr Is Getting REAL With Its Users About Mental Health

It's in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.
Sexual Health + Identity

A New Investigation Revealed Students as Young as FIVE Are Being Sexually Assaulted by Classmates

And the numbers don't even tell the full story.
Politics

Trump Is Ending Michelle Obama's Girls' Education Initiative

"Moving forward, we will not continue to use the 'Let Girls Learn' brand."
Sexual Health + Identity

This Judge Won't Let Same-Sex Parents Adopt for a HORRIFYING Reason

Judge W. Mitchell Nance just announced he won't even consider same-sex adoption.
Mental Health

How This Instagrammer Overcame Her 'Toxic' Relationship With Food

"I was in a toxic state of mind, and I'm so grateful to be out of that."
Sexual Health + Identity

Bill Nye Proves the Idiocy of Conversion Therapy Using Ice Cream

There are many "flavors" to sexuality.
Politics

Trump Had to Give Up His Mexican Border Wall in Order to Avoid a Government Shutdown

Congress reached a deal on Sunday that excludes some of Trump's key goals.
Sexual Health + Identity

Colleges Are Being Sued by Students They Kicked Out for Sexual Misconduct

And the students are winning.
Sexual Health + Identity

This Person SHUT DOWN the Idea that Sex and Gender are the Same in 6 Words

So clever.
Mental Health

This Model Sent a HUGE Message About Loving Your Body Without Shapewear

Love your body just how it comes.
Sexual Health + Identity

A Republican Legislator Said LGBTQ People Aren't 'Natural' Parents

This was just before Tennessee passed a law targeting same-sex families.
Politics

Republicans Failed to Repeal Obamacare Once Again

It was a major goal of Trump's first 100 days.
Sexual Health + Identity

Female Dragonflies Will LITERALLY Play Dead to Get Away From Male Flies

Same.
Sexual Health + Identity

Joe Biden and '13 Reasons Why's Alisha Boe Just Made a HUGE Point About Sexual Assault

"Consent requires affirmative consent."
Mental Health

Ariel Winter Just Made the BEST Point About Instagram Slut-Shaming

Why are guys allowed to be shirtless?
Politics

Space Aliens Are Seriously Invading the Trump Administration

E.T. phone the government.
Spirituality

The Pope Just Subtweeted Donald Trump

“The more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people."