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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.

Health

Hundreds of Young People Are Drinking Hand Sanitizer on Purpose

Put down the Purell.
Sexual Health + Identity

A Biology Teacher DESTROYED Transphobia Using Science

Transphobia is NOT scientific.
News

Trump Was Reportedly VERY, VERY Mad This Weekend

A friend said Trump is angrier than he's ever seen him.
Sexual Health + Identity

I Am the Daughter of Undocumented Immigrants. Planned Parenthood Saved My Life.

A Planned Parenthood organizer told us why she's fighting for the organization that saved her in more ways than one.
Sexual Health + Identity

The Boy Scouts Have Apologized to the Transgender Boy Who Was Kicked Out

"Joe is happy that they admitted they were wrong."
Mental Health

This Hashtag Points Out the Problem With ‘Before and After’ Eating Disorder Photos

#BoycottTheBefore
News

This Man Allegedly Kidnapped a Georgetown Student and Made Him Try to Buy a $6,300 Bracelet

He’s been detained after a judge’s order.
Sexual Health + Identity

Emma Watson Is Being Called a Bad Feminist for Posing Braless

Her fans are not having it.
Politics

The Death of a Muslim Teen Found Hanged is Being Reviewed By the FBI

They are questioning whether or not he died by suicide.
Politics

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Will Not Lead the Russia Investigations

He recused himself after President Trump said he thought he shouldn't.
Health

There Are 75 Liters of Pee in a Standard Swimming Pool

Try not to freak out.
Relationships

This Guy Got Banned From Tinder After He Went on a Sexist, Racist Rant

On National Pig Day, no less
Politics

Trump Reportedly Called HBCU Presidents 'You People' More Than Once

He said it while praising them, but the leaders say it was insensitive.
Politics

Trump's Attorney General Reportedly Lied Under Oath About Contact With Russia

And now Democratic leaders want him to resign.
Sexual Health + Identity

This 10-Year-Old Girl Slammed Transphobia in One Sentence

Are you scared of her?
News

At Least 3 Mosques Were Set on Fire in the Last Seven Weeks

It's part of growing threats against Muslims.
Sexual Health + Identity

Casey Affleck Addressed the Outrage Over his Oscars Win

He said there's nothing he can do.
Politics

Bernie Sanders Called Out the Hypocrisy in Trump's Congressional Address Last Night

He said it was an effort to create fear and division.
Sexual Health + Identity

Two Transgender Women Were Murdered Two Days Apart in New Orleans

Ciara McElveen and Chyna Doll Dupree were both killed.
Mental Health

A Fan Body Shamed Ashley Tisdale and She Was Not OK With It

Can't a girl live?
Fitness

Ruth Bader Ginsberg's Workout Routine Is INTENSE

A reporter tried it out.
Politics

Trump Thinks Obama is Organizing Protests Against Him

He thinks Obama is behind the town halls that have been popping up across the country.
Sexual Health + Identity

Why So Many People Were Mad About Casey Affleck’s Oscar Win

What you need to know.
Sexual Health + Identity

Disney Just Showed its First-Ever Same-Sex Cartoon Kiss

It's about time!