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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.

Politics

The Mar-A-Lago Kitchen Was Hit With Some SERIOUS Health Violations

Fish didn't undergo "parasite destruction."
Sexual Health + Identity

This Is Why You Shouldn't Look at the Private Photos of Miley Cyrus that Allegedly Leaked

Never click!
Mental Health

This Overdose Reversal Drug Could Be Coming to Your Campus

Find out how to get it.
Mental Health

Flip a Desk: There's a Game Show Where Men Guess If Women Are Pregnant or Fat

It's none of your business.
Mental Health

This Model's Latest Instagram Is Proof Skinny Does Not Equal Healthy

Monique Robinson is proud of how far she's come to be healthy.
Politics

Melania Trump Will Get $3 Million From a Newspaper Implying She Worked as an Escort

She sued the publication for emotional damage over an article that implied her modeling work was something different.
Politics

A Police Officer Tackled and Punched a Black Man for Allegedly Jay-Walking

The department called the officer's actions unacceptable
Health

This 13-Year-Old Girl Had an ARTIFICIAL Heart

It saved her life.
Politics

Trump’s Army Secretary Nominee Believes Being Transgender Is a Disease — But It’s Not

Mark Green told a tea party group he thinks being transgender is a disease.
Mental Health

This Woman Wrote a Love Letter to Her THIGHS

Body positivity at its finest.
Mental Health

Demi Lovato Wants You to Eat Carbs and Love Yourself

ON IT.
Sexual Health + Identity

Two Men in Indonesia Could Get 100 Lashes for Reportedly Having Sex

The men were apparently 'caught' having sex and now are being punished.
Sexual Health + Identity

Abigail Breslin Reveals She Knew the Person Who Sexually Assaulted Her

She made a huge statement about consent.
Politics

Gay Men Are NOT Being Sent to Concentration Camps in Chechnya — But They Are Being Murdered

The Russian media reports come after it surfaced that gay men were being kidnapped and killed.
Politics

North Korea Says They're Ready for War Against the United States

The warning came after the U.S. moved an aircraft carrier off the country's coast.
Health

A Former Beauty Queen Reportedly Called Her Students With Autism "Satan"

Her Twitter account has since been deleted.
Fitness

These Women Weren't Allowed to Run a Marathon With Men – So They Ran Their Own

As if 26.2 miles isn't hard enough.
Sexual Health + Identity

This College Suspended Some of Its Cheerleaders for Allegedly Being Escorts

Some say this is slut shaming.
Sexual Health + Identity

Republican Legislators Said Women Should Go to the Zoo to Have an Abortion

Reproductive health is not a joke
Politics

A Russian Man Was Arrested in Connection with U.S. Election Hacking

Pyotr Levashov was arrested Friday in Barcelona
Sexual Health + Identity

This Campaign Sends an Important Message About Who Should Prevent Sexual Assault

Hint: it's not the victim
Sexual Health + Identity

This Teen's Friend Asked Her for Nude Photos and Her Response is GENIUS

She had layers of defense.
Mental Health

This Girl's Parents Tricked Her Into Thinking She Had Cancer, and Even Shaved Her Head

Now Hannah Milbrandt is speaking out.
Mental Health

A Teen Is Being Charged After Her Prank Allegedly Led to Her Boyfriend's Death

The boy's mother said it was a "horrific act of a social media prank."