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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

Gigi Hadid Arrested for Weed Possession, Fined $1,000 in Cayman Islands

With US weed laws loosening, celebs like Hadid and Brittney Griner have faced a range of penalties while traveling internationally.
Politics

Organizers Are Taking Over A Hamptons Airport to Protest Private Jets

“The 1% can hide away in the Hamptons, but as their fossil fuel investments overheat our planet, we’ll be at their doorsteps."
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I Don’t Want Another App, I Want Musk and Zuck to Cagefight Then Shut Up

They deserve what they get, whether that’s some much-needed government oversight or a punch in the nose.
Music

Fans Won’t Stop Throwing Shit During Concerts. How Did We Get Here?

We live in a society, whether you like it or not.
Politics

Conservatives Are Falsely Blaming a Mass Shooting on Trans People Again

In reality, the shooter — who killed 5 people with an AR-15-style rifle over the weekend — was a cis man and Tucker Carlson fan.
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Philly Protesters Are Dancing for Queer and Trans Youth Outside the Moms for Liberty Conference

"You don't deserve our attention, and your cause barely warrants a glance from us.”
Politics

Though LGBTQ+ People Are Under Attack, It's Still No Cops at Pride

"If you look at the suppression of our communities, you will find the marks of policing at every step."
Music

Boygenius See Your Fixation on Their Sex Lives & They're Not Into It

“When I or Lucy get hate for not turning in our, like, gay paperwork, all I’m thinking about is the way I would have felt at f*cking age 11.”
Politics

Supreme Court Guts Race-Conscious Admissions

"Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life,” wrote Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent.
Politics

3 Students Stabbed in Gender Studies College Class

A student in the class says a man entered, "asked the professor what the class was about," then started stabbing.
Politics

Liv Hewson Knows That Transphobes Are Just Chicken

"We're not going anywhere, and you're simply going to have to deal with that."
Politics

Neo-Nazis Crashed a New Hampshire Drag Story Hour on Father's Day

“I hate that everyone's like, 'They were protesting.' They were terrorizing.”
Politics

Vermont Rep. Becca Balint: Stop Demonizing Young People

"This is about supporting and making a safe place for all kids, and that is not a radical idea."
Politics

This Education Organizer Is Bringing a Progressive Approach to Philly's Mayoral Race

"It's not just a youth agenda, it's an economic, safety, and education agenda for our city," says Helen Gym.
Politics

The CNN Trump Town Hall Was Predictably Embarrassing

"Treating Trump like any other presidential candidate" is exactly the problem.
Politics

What Would You Do to Stop the Climate Crisis?

That's the question posed by the new movie 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline.'
Politics

We Live in A Society, Whether You Like It Or Not

On the deaths of Jordan Neely, Banko Brown, and Amy St. Pierre.
Politics

Zooey Zephyr Won't Be Silenced Over Trans Rights

"Political leaders are rising up and saying these policies get our community killed."
Politics

Quinta Brunson, Amanda Seyfried, More Back WGA Strike at the Met Gala

“Everything changed with streaming, and everybody needs to be compensated for their work. It’s f**king easy.”
Politics

Republicans Are Censuring Black and Trans Lawmakers

First Mauree Turner, then the Tennessee Three, now Zooey Zephyr.
Politics

First of 17 Schools Just Settled in Financial Aid Price-Fixing Case

Is your undergrad on the list?
Politics

Protesters Call for Charges After Kansas City Teen Shot in Head

Ralph Yarl, 16, shot twice after ringing the wrong doorbell, has been released from the hospital.
Politics

Why We Spoke Out Against Biden’s Trans Sports Policies

Trans and nonbinary state representatives are criticizing the Title IX proposals.
Politics

Justin Jones Talks Tennessee House Expulsion and What's Next

“What they did by expelling us is show what their greatest weakness is, which is young people.”