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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.

Sexual Health + Identity

These Queer Teens’ Bathroom Selfies Are Going Viral for the BEST Reason

This is why we need gender neutral bathrooms
Sexual Health + Identity

'Stranger Things' Star Shannon Purser Comes Out as Bisexual

She opened up about her sexuality in a tweet.
Politics

Trump Said He Sent a Warship to North Korean Waters - But it Was Actually Going the Other Way

Oops?
Relationships

This Girl Told Someone She Likes Them With a Spotify Playlist — AND IT WORKED

Genius.
Sexual Health + Identity

There's A LOT Wrong With How We Talk About Abortion on TV

A lot of the information on TV about reproductive rights and abortion is inaccurate.
Mental Health

Bella Thorne Is NOT Happy Her Nipples Were Censored

Can't a girl let her nips out once and a while?
Politics

Thermonuclear War Could Happen at 'Any Moment,' North Korea Says

Good morning!
Spirituality

This Teen Just SHUT DOWN the Idea That All Women Wearing the Hijab Are Oppressed

And the way she did it might make you cry.
Mental Health

Chloe Grace Moretz Wants You to Start This Self-Care Ritual

It only takes 15 minutes.
Mental Health

Making Medical Marijuana Legal in West Virginia Could Have a Major Effect on This Health Epidemic

It could make a big difference.
Politics

Fox News: Muslims "Shouldn't Burn People Alive" If They Want Positive Portrayal

"Maybe don’t burn people alive and set off bombs and things like that.”
Sexual Health + Identity

Ashley Graham Reveals She Was Molested as a Child

Ashley opened up in her new memoir.
Sexual Health + Identity

13 High School Students Were Arrested in a HORRIFYING 'Hazing' Scandal

A lawsuit alleges students were sexually abused as part of a football "initiation" ritual.
Sexual Health + Identity

A Michigan Doctor Allegedly Performed Female Genital Mutilation on Two 7-Year-Olds

The procedure is banned in the United States
Sexual Health + Identity

Transgender People Reacting to Texas's Bathroom Bill Will Make You Cry

"There's no good way to describe the feeling of watching your very humanity being debated."
Spirituality

This College Is Banning Yoga Because It Says It Causes 'Spiritual Harm'

And what they're putting in its place is cultural appropriation.
Mental Health

This Powerful Instagram Slams the Idea that Showing Fat Rolls Is 'Brave'

It shouldn't be an act of courage to love yourself.
Politics

People Are Creating Conspiracy Theories That the Syria Chemical Attacks Never Happened

But experts say it's Russian propaganda.
Sexual Health + Identity

This Russia Teen Came Out as Gay on YouTube Even Though It Could Get Him Arrested

If he goes back to Russia he could face arrest.
Sexual Health + Identity

Female Marines Have WORDS for Their Male Counterparts in a New Letter

93 Marines signed on to the letter saying men in the force "mistake barbarism for strength."
Sexual Health + Identity

Sexual Assaults in Immigration Centers Aren't Being Investigated, Complaint Says

"Officers are supposed to protect you and help you, but they told me they don't care."
Mental Health

A Schizophrenic Man Who Got No Medical Treatment Is Being Executed Next Week

Unless his lawyers win a stay on his execution, Bruce Ward is scheduled to die.
Politics

A Teen Died After Accidentally Shooting Himself on Instagram Live

The mother of Malachi Hemphill says his death was an accident.
Health

This Teen Was Denied a Lung Transplant Because He Tested Positive for Marijuana

He needed a double-lung transplant after a severe case of pneumonia.