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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

If You're Tired All the Time, You May Be Able to Blame Your Friends

Thanks, guys.
Sexual Health + Identity

LGBTQ Students Reportedly Had "Make America Straight Again" Yelled at Them at a Homecoming Parade

Not OK.
Politics

This Is What the People Who Desegregated a High School 60 Years Ago Said About Racism Today

"Things change and things remain the same."
Sexual Health + Identity

Why It's NOT OK That Perez Hilton Said Kylie Jenner Should Get an Abortion

Her body, her choice.
Mental Health

Lady Gaga Reveals How She REALLY Feels About Fame

It's not great.
Mental Health

This Mom Called Out the Patriarchy For Ruining School Dances

Preach!
Sexual Health + Identity

Mara Wilson Came Out as Bisexual For an IMPORTANT Reason

Privilege is everything.
Politics

The Kardashians' Store Was Allegedly Held Up at Gunpoint

No one was hurt.
Politics

This Girl Is Trying to Save the Turtles by Getting Rid of STRAWS

Drink from the cup.
Mental Health

These Gender Stereotypes Are Causing Serious Consequences for the ENTIRE World

So why do we still perpetuate them?
Mental Health

Aly Raisman Stopped Wearing Tank Tops in Middle School For an Upsetting Reason

So sad.
Sexual Health + Identity

Demi Lovato Shut Down Critics Who Want Her to Label Her Sexuality

She doesn't owe anyone an explanation.
Politics

Rescuers Are Trying to Free a 12-Year-Old Trapped in a School Collapsed By Mexico's Earthquake

People are calling her Frida Sofia.
Sexual Health + Identity

Watch Gavin Grimm Open Up About How He REALLY Felt During His Court Fight to Use the Bathroom

"Transgender people are not a danger to non-transgender people in bathrooms, or anywhere else."
Sexual Health + Identity

Lauren Jauregui Just SHUT DOWN Homophobia With One Question

She's so right.
Politics

This Store BANNED a 12-Year-Old for Building a Pillow Fort

If this is wrong, we don't want to be right.
Politics

More Than 200 People Died After a Major Earthquake Struck Mexico

Early reports show widespread damage.
Sexual Health + Identity

These Bisexual People Dispelled the Most COMMON Myth About Their Identity

"It's more common for people, I feel, to believe that it's a phase."
Sexual Health + Identity

Bisexual People Are Sharing Their Coming Out Stories for an IMPORTANT Reason

This is what it's like.
Sexual Health + Identity

This State Just Ruled a Teen Is Guilty of Child Porn For Sending Nude Photos of Himself

This could be a big deal.
Sexual Health + Identity

There's Another LGBT Hashtag, and the Community Is HERE For It

"If you're gay and you know it and you really wanna show it, join the hashtag."
Politics

People Are Reporting Trump for His Tweet "Promoting Violence Against Women"

It has to do with Hillary Clinton.
Politics

Four Boston College Students Were Attacked With ACID While Studying Abroad

Luckily, they are OK.
Politics

A 21-Year-Old LGBTQ Activist and Georgia Tech Student Was Fatally Shot by Campus Police

Scout Schultz was reportedly shot in the heart.