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Lex McMenamin

News and Politics Editor

Lex McMenamin is the politics editor at Teen Vogue and a GLAAD Award-nominated writer covering politics, identity, movements and culture. They have been published in New York Magazine, the BBC, Them, the Nation, i-D and elsewhere.
Politics

An Armed Man Targeted Rep. Japayal At Her Home

And advocates are asking about the lack of outcry.
Politics

Voters Want a New Democratic Nominee — But No One's Stepping Up

Ninety-four percent of voters under 30 want someone new.
Politics

Did You Know We're Still in a Pandemic?

Even if our government's moved on.
Politics

The Aftermath of Roe Has Been Pure Chaos

“If Democrats can’t get anything done, we’ll just have to keep doing it ourselves.”
Music

MUNA Know Queer Joy Is Hard-Earned and Worth the Work

“We are capable of being happy, and we want to show that with the music.”
Government

5 Things to Know About the Supreme Court's Roe Decision

We break down the details.
Politics

More LGBTQ+ Candidates Are Running for Congress Than Ever Before

Despite – or in response to – increased violence and harassment against LGBTQ+ people.
Politics

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Talks Abolition Geography and Liberation

The abolitionist academic on elections, Amazon, unions, and more.
Politics

Why are Celeb Dems Pushing a Republican for L.A.'s Next Mayor?

Short answer: copaganda.
Sexual Health + Identity

The Internet Made a Spectacle Out of Abuse

The internet made a spectacle of domestic abuse claims, leaving a despicable landscape for survivors everywhere.
Politics

Death Toll Rises to 21 in Texas Elementary School Shooting

There are truly no words.
Politics

Progressives Win in PA, KY, Lose in NC: Tuesday's Primaries

We break it down for you.
Politics

Young People are Mobilizing, Even as Democrats Resist

Today's primary elections are a progressive bellwether.
Politics

Don't Worry About Civility — We Don't Have Time

"Respectability" over abortion protests is unserious nonsense.
Politics

Alabama Makes Trans Health Care a Felony

In response, other states, like California, are pushing "trans refuge" bills for those fleeing transphobic states.
Politics

Florida Teacher Fired Over LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Lesson

"I wanted to show these kids that it's better to be open about ourselves."
Politics

Elizabeth Warren: "We Gotta Turn the Heat Up"

"We don't have the luxury of getting tired," the Senator tells Teen Vogue.
Politics

Democrats, We Already Did Our Part. Your Turn.

"Get out and vote" is too little, too late to stop abortion rollbacks.
Politics

This is the U.S.'s First Fully Unionized Undergrad College

At Iowa's Grinnell College.
Politics

Elon Musk Is Buying Twitter. Is That Bad?

The short answer is, it could be.
Politics

Over Half of Student Loan Borrowers Can't Afford to Restart Payments

While debt cancellation is supposedly "still on the table…".
Politics

Happy Tax Day! Now Tax the Rich

"The wealthy’s war on Americans will keep going until someone or something gets in its way."
Politics

This Library Is Sharing Books With Teens in Book Ban States

The program is organized by teens fighting for education access.
Politics

Clemson College Republicans Outraged Over Drag Show on Campus

Now the organization is under fire online.