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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.
Mental Health
Election-Related Calls to This LGBTQ Youth Crisis Line Increased Almost 200%
Queer and trans kids are distressed about the potential outcome.
Mental Health
The Definitive Guide to Election Anxiety, According to 7 Therapists
Need to relax? Yeah, us too.
Health
Dieting Is Back "In" on Social Media. Liv Schmidt Is Only One Part of the Problem
The problematic pursuit of thinness is coming out of the shadows on social media.
Identity
Kourtney Kardashian’s "Ozempic Alternative" Helps Feed the Lie That Natural Is Better
This logical fallacy can, at worst, offer a slippery slope into conspiracy.
Sexual Health + Identity
The Labiaplasty Depiction on "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" Normalizes a Harmful Idea About Vulvas
There's no such thing as a "designer vagina."
Identity
This Athlete Just Made Paralympic History to Show That Afghan Women "Cannot Be Silenced"
Zakia Khudadadi won the Refugee Paralympic Team's first ever medal.
Identity
Jordan Chiles Says Decision Mandating Bronze Medal Return Is “Unjust” In New Statement
"I have no words. This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow."
Identity
16-Year-Old Quincy Wilson Put Off Getting His License to Make History at the Olympics
"I don't know when I'm going to get my driver's license at this point.”
Identity
This US Rugby Player Is Staying in the Olympic Village for the Free Healthcare
Maybe not just for the healthcare, but Ari Ramsey says it's now her "new fight for action."
Identity
Why the US Figure Skating Team Just Got a Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics
Isn't that a winter sport?
Identity
MyKayla Skinner Asked Simone Biles to "Put a Stop" to the Drama Between Them
Skinner said she's received death threats after Biles apparently shaded her in an Instagram post.
Identity
A 14-Year-Old Skateboarder Is the Youngest Medalist at the 2024 Olympics
Arisa Trew of Australia just won gold — and made history.
Identity
For the First Time, an Olympic Gymnastics Podium Was All Black Women
Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, and Jordan Chiles made up the #BlackGirlMagic podium.
Identity
The Olympics Make It Clear How Much People Still Fear Powerful Women
Bullying the world's best female athletes for winning is not protecting women's sports.
Identity
Coco Gauff Stood Up For Herself Against "Unfair" Treatment During Her Olympic Tennis Match
“You guys are not fair to me and I hope one day the game becomes fair, but it's not.”
Identity
People Are Obsessed With "Pommel Horse Guy," AKA Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik
From the glasses to what appeared to be a brief nap before earning an Olympic medal, everyone loves him.
Identity
Olympians Are Turning the Olympic Village Into 'Love Island'
Or should we say the Olympic Villa?
Voices
The Country's Oldest Black Fraternity Has Moved to Ban Transgender Members
Alpha Phi Alpha would become the second Black fraternity with such a ban if it's adopted.
Identity
Get Ready With Four Gen Z Drag Queens Who Explain What Drag Means For Them
“[Drag] was all the things I was told I couldn’t be, wrapped up in a giant bow with all this fabulous hair.”
Sexual Health + Identity
Abortion Pill Access Won't Be Restricted After Supreme Court Ruling
The Court rejected a challenge that would've made the abortion pill harder to access.
Sexual Health + Identity
Desi Napoles Dropped Their Drag Kid Persona, But They're Not Done Speaking Out
Formerly known as Desmond Is Amazing, Napoles talked to Teen Vogue about drag bans, identity, and Y2K style.
Health
Halsey Says They're "Lucky to Be Alive" In Instagram Post and Song About Health Struggles
Halsey's new single “The End” is out now.
Olympics
How Gymnast Jordan Chiles Takes Care of Her Mental Health
Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, the athlete talks mental fitness.