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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

This Is HUGE for Transgender Teens Seeking Hormone Therapy

More access means less trauma.
Sexual Health + Identity

This ‘Tranny Granny’ Halloween Costume Is So Offensive It’s Being Taken Offline

Transphobia is not a good look on anyone.
Relationships

Your Birthday Might Predict How Many BFFs You'll Have

It depends on what year you were born.
Sexual Health + Identity

This Anonymous Account of Gay Conversion Therapy Is Horrific

"They even encouraged suicide."
Health

Teachers Are Still Legally Allowed to Hit Students in 19 States

And it can have serious mental health consequences.
Relationships

What Your Personality Says About Who You’ll Be BFFs With

“If you're easy going, you'll probably have more friends who live close by.”
Relationships

Why Your Most Popular Friend May Actually End Up Eating Lunch Alone

Narcissists end up friendless in the end.
Sexual Health + Identity

This Little Boy in a Princess Dress Is Living His Best Life

Throwing your traditional notions of gender in a well one stereotype at a time.
Sexual Health + Identity

If You Take the Birth Control Pill, You’re More Likely to Be Treated for Depression

"I got so depressed I cried every day.”
Fitness

Harry Styles Has a Secret Talent You’d NEVER Expect

“It is actually freakish.”
Mental Health

Demi Lovato Gets Honest About Sobriety in Her Latest Interview

“When I have a long day, I think, 'If [I went back to those things], I'd be able to get through it.’”
Mental Health

Miley Cyrus Just Posted an Emotional Video About Suicide

“The fight for love and acceptance for all should never end.”
Health

Iskra Lawrence Has the Best Response for Randoms Who Tell Her to Smile More

“It’s such a weird concept to me.”
Mental Health

A Transgender Boy Died By Suicide After Being Pushed “Into a Spiral” by Hospital Staff

His mother is suing the the hospital.
Relationships

Why Dakota Fanning Is Really Not Into First Dates

"I find dates, in general, horrific.”
Mental Health

How Kesha Defended Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado After Donald Trump Fat Shamed Her

“Your body is NO ONE else’s business.”
Identity

Why Gigi Hadid’s Attacker Probably Doesn’t Want to Mess With Emma Watson

Know how to protect yourself.
News

You’ll Never Believe How This 17-Year-Old Was Treated After He Reported His Car Stolen

"This never would have happened to me because I'm white.”
News

Police Just Revealed What Alfred Olango Was Pointing at Them When They Fatally Shot Him

Protestors are demanding a federal investigation into the El Cajon, California, incident.
Mental Health

You Have to See Michael B. Jordan’s Sweet Encouragement for Selena Gomez

His mother also has lupus, just like Selena.
Mental Health

What Donald Trump Told This Miss Universe Contestant About Her Stomach

Another day, another fat shaming comment.
Mental Health

Why Up to 50% of People Killed by Police Are Disabled

“We treat mental illness and disability as threats to society and ourselves.”
Health

Bella Hadid Snapchats Herself Getting an IV Treatment

She's been open about her battle with Lyme disease.
Sexual Health + Identity

Why This 6th Grader Got Slut Shamed by Her Principal

Beyond disgusting.