"Efforts to cure autism are built on the false idea that there is something inherently wrong with us." Read the full #OpEd asserting that RFK Jr.'s autism “cure” is less about Tylenol than it is "fixing" autistic people who do not want or need fixing. ⬇️

"When someone promises a cure for something that is not a disease, like autism, that cure becomes a weapon to pathologize the very thing it claims to remedy." Emma Cieslik on the danger and pain of RFK Jr.'s autism "cure." www.teenvogue.com/story/rfk-jr...

HAPPENING NOW: @tessholliday.bsky.social is our first #TeenVogueSummit keynote speaker in in conversation with @brittneymac15.bsky.social: "Do what you want to do, be what you want to be. Follow that voice in you.... Following my gut is ultimately how I got to where I am now." 👏

Have you seen a woman on TikTok claiming to know the "strict beauty rules" producers secretly enforce on Love Island? The secrets are pretty plainly fake, but spoiler alert: so is the woman. This AI scam is designed to sell wellness products. www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-lov...

Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life. @teenvogue.com

Fellow bisexuals, let’s not do this www.teenvogue.com/story/betty-...

Piper Rockelle's childhood was the subject of a recent documentary, "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing." She talked to Teen Vogue about turning 18 and it's a reflection of what a monetized childhood in front of cameras can do. www.teenvogue.com/story/piper-...

today a UN body announced famine is in Gaza. this oped from New Disabled South connects US funding of Israel's starvation campaign to Trump's BBB cutting SNAP as fundamentally American. "The U.S. allegedly has no money to feed its children or the world’s children, but has plenty of money for war."

📣 Happening next month: The 2025 Four Freedoms Awards will honor leaders advancing democracy, dignity, and justice. This year’s laureates embody FDR’s bold vision of freedom—from the power of journalism to the fight against hunger. Learn more: rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...

We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v

In the process of editing a story about gender and was reminded of this story written by @tialevingswriter.bsky.social. Resharing her genius with you: www.teenvogue.com/story/how-tr...

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I wish as many people wanted to actually click on Teen Vogue stories as like a post about our work being good and important, because this post is almost at 20k likes and that would be pretty good traffic!

"Constant surveillance doesn’t make us safer, but it does erode our ability to connect with people, especially after planting the seed that any of us could become the next viral moment." @leximcmenamin.com connects the Tea app controversy and surveillance culture. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-te...

Supplements are ubiquitous, and the marketing around them can be authoritative, chummy, and even confessional — personal promises that you can take control of your health. But there’s a catch: Manufacturers don’t have to prove that their pill, tincture, powder or tea is safe or effective. Read more:

Did you know that your vitamins and supplements aren't regulated by the FDA? They might not even contain what you think they do: www.teenvogue.com/story/supple...

A third of teens are using AI chatbots for social interaction, but "9% say it’s easier to talk to AI chat bots than other people." www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-...

Gen Z, experts, and estranged creators alike agree that going “no contact” does not mean “no community.” This is where they're finding it instead, and why they became estranged in the first place. “I felt like I had two options and it was to end my life or rip it up into a million pieces.”

“What we’re noticing in more dominant trends are these basic things we understand: Housing sucks, it’s hard to find, it’s not affordable, we can't live alone” Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...

For these young people, living in intentional community is a political choice. “The American dream is just dying. No one my age takes that seriously. We see the world around us crumbling and there's no certain future." So, they're building "radical alternatives" www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...

For the series, I spent a day at Sirius Community, an intentional community. I talked to three young people who live at Sirius about what it really means to be in community, and how they're bringing Gen Z cottagecore dreams to life through radical thinking www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...

When things get bad, community is more important than ever. Because of *everything* @teenvogue.com dedicated a whole series to the many ways young people are finding and building community — a little glimmer of hope in the dark. Check it out! www.teenvogue.com/group-project

SCOTUS ruled that anti-trans laws targeting youth are constitutional, so here's what trans teens & their parents need to know about accessing gender-affirming care after Skrmetti. Most important? "Nothing can erase who you are, who we are” @dallasducar.bsky.social www.teenvogue.com/story/skrmet...

In light of SCOTUS's ruling in Skrmetti, @brittneymac15.bsky.social asked doctors what trans youth and their families need to know about navigating this. @teenvogue.com experts advise continuing to talk to affirming healthcare providers if you have them and exploring options for care out-of-state.

I'm glad we're talking about this but the answer is simple. Journalism isn't about polling opinions on whether it's raining. It's about going outside and finding out for ourselves. We owe it to our audience to point out truth and lies, and offer context around both. www.cjr.org/analysis/jou...

"To truly beat SkinnyTok ... we'd need to grapple with the racism and anti-Blackness baked into anti-fatness, and how promoting thinness has ties to white supremacy. We'd need to radically change our thinking, our social structures, our collective stereotypes." www.teenvogue.com/story/tiktok...

"Until we reckon with our cultural obsession with thinness and our wholesale buy-in to diet culture, #SkinnyTok will simply shift and transform, taking on a new slender shape online." Read more from our Features Director @brittneymac15.bsky.social ⤵️

TikTok banned #Skinnytok, but it's going to take a lot more than that to save us from the multi-headed hydra that is diet culture. My take here: www.teenvogue.com/story/tiktok...

"To me, it’s clear that this isn’t a story about bad choices. It’s a story about survival in a world that too often mistakes coercion for consent." Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/cassie...

If you're in town early for #CAJ25 come on down to this discussion tonight with @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social and @brittneymac15.bsky.social!

[email protected] hosts its annual conference in Calgary this week (first time ever!) and we've partnered with @wordfest.com for public events Thursday & Saturday. Teen Vogue's @brittneymac15.bsky.social & cartoonist/author @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social! Globe's @markmackinnon.bsky.social!

EXCLUSIVE: From Housewives to Sister Wives, the kids of reality tv stars take us inside their world, from the good to the bad, to the "definitely weird" Read @hifortesa.bsky.social's latest for Teen Vogue here: www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-o...

Kids of reality stars don't necessarily choose this life, their parents do and they are just along for the ride. That makes their childhood extremely public, sometimes uncomfortable, and "definitely weird." But if they could choose, would the do it again? Absolutely www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-o...

"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...

We see you coming to Teen Vogue through ChatGPT searches for "how to be more sustainable." @leximcmenamin.com broke down why not using AI is actually one of the most sustainable things you can do right now. www.teenvogue.com/story/chatgp...

Teen Vogue Features Director @brittneymac15.bsky.social will explore how she approaches reporting on tense and often sensitive stories involving youth, and offer a look at how her team continues to examine and empower young people as attacks on their freedoms continue. caj.ca/caj25

Teens are using chatbots for eating disorder treatment. In some cases, the AI has essentially turned into an "anorexia coach." In others, the chatbot has been immensely helpful. Experts weigh in: www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-the...

This is exactly what I get into here. Personal responsibility is always important, but so is government oversight, safe infrastructure, and science-based policy that allows parents to make healthy, informed choices. We're losing that by the second. www.romper.com/parenting/mi...

First the FDA pause on milk quality testing freaked me out. Then it made me mad. Tackled the way these govt cuts are sucking the joy (and safety) of parenting for Romper. And for the worriers like me, experts say milk is still pretty safe. www.romper.com/parenting/mi...

so glad to have @brittneymac15.bsky.social reporting this layered story on the FDA milk pause for Romper www.romper.com/parenting/mi...

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Any parents worried about the FDA's pause in milk quality testing and what that means for their kid's daily milk? Would love to chat!

Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.

'Love on the Spectrum' star James B. Jones went to TikTok to speak out against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's “extremely ignorant” and “downright offensive” comments about autism and neurodiversity — ones that Jones says are outdated and regressive. ⤵️

This Earth Day, we're looking back at what really happens to your used clothing. This is fashion's last stop, where your used clothing harms ecosystems, pollutes the environment, and drives often dangerous markets. Read more here ⤵️

Well before Roe was overturned, or even being considered by SCOTUS, states were passing trigger laws that would make abortion illegal immediately should Roe protections go away. Now we’re seeing that same road being paved for same sex marriage www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

If you watched the new Netflix doc "Bad Influence" about Piper Rockelle, this is a must-read. @hifortesa.bsky.social talked to Sophie Fergi about what she'd say to Piper now, if being a kid influencer is ever safe, and how it felt to revisit a dark time in her life www.teenvogue.com/story/influe...

Are there any knitting or fiber art historians on here? I'm working on a story and feel like this is the spot for niche academic sources

“You never see big celebrities who people say are hot,” Natalie says. “You only see really skinny people.” The number of teens taking GLP-1s for weight loss is skyrocketing. We know — sort of — what that means for their bodies, but what about their mental health? www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-...