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A Teen Was Detained at Alligator Alcatraz. Could They Be the First of Many? It comes after weeks of uncertainty around how minors would fit into Florida's immigration crackdown.

Florida officials have said minors won't be held at the Trump-backed Alligator Alcatraz. But in July, a 15-year-old was detained there. Could they be the first of many? Read the full story:

Free Tampons Are Great, But What We Really Need Is Menstrual Justice This Women's History Month, let's make real change by dismantling the systems of oppression that hold menstruators back.

#Op-Ed: "At its core, menstrual freedom demands that we dismantle systems of oppression that uphold menstrual injustice.... It calls for an end to the shame that perpetuates silence and exclusion."

"When it comes to health care, the United States is an anomaly on the international stage — and it doesn’t appear to be paying off for the country." Read the full Op-Ed:

Inside the Sketchy History of Supplements and Vitamins If you take a supplement, you should read this.

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:

How a Group of Lesbians Provided Lifesaving Care During the AIDS Crisis Amid abandonment and fear surrounding the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, a group of lesbians became a lifeline for AIDS patients.

Between 1983 and 1992, the Blood Sisters hosted 12 blood drives, demonstrating sustained commitment for nearly a decade. ⤵️

The Trump Administration Is Making All of Our Jobs More Dangerous That’s very bad news in a country where a worker died on the job every 99 minutes in 2023.

Op-Ed: "Thanks to the anti-worker, anti-regulatory actions Trump and his enablers in Congress are forcing through, our jobs may become even more dangerous. That’s very bad news in a country where a worker died on the job every 99 minutes in 2023."

Read more here ⤵️

Reproductive Coercion Is State Abuse, Argues Kylie Cheung "Pregnancy has increasingly become a weapon to be wielded against domestic violence victims—and those who help them."

"Pregnancy has increasingly become a weapon to be wielded against domestic violence victims—and those who help them."

Read an excerpt from journalist @kylietcheung.bsky.social's new book on reproductive coercion:

We Were Adopted Thanks to China’s Overpopulation Policies. These Are Our Stories. 160,000 Chinese children were adopted by families across the world since this policy went into effect in 1992.

"As a Chinese transnational adoptee, there is no single correct way to be, or feel. Our experiences are complex, fluid, and often shaped by the openness — or rigidity — of our adoptive families."

This project shares the stories of young people whose lives were shaped by China's overpopulation laws.

Some Teens Use AI Chatbots Because It's "Easier Than Talking to Real People" And one-third use them for social interaction.

Artificial intelligence is changing the way teenagers are interacting with the world around them, according to a new study by Common Sense Media.

The study surveyed 1,060 teens between the ages of 13 and 17. Teen Vogue sifted through the data to bring you the most fascinating findings. Read more ⬇️

Meet the Group That Planted Over 22,000 Trees to Fight Colonialism's Impact in Puerto Rico Centuries of colonialism cost Puerto Rico's native mangroves. This group has planted over 22,000 since 2023.

Centuries of colonialism cost Puerto Rico's native mangroves. This group has planted over 22,000 since 2023. Read the full story:

The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.

Providing an alternative to establishment politics and an increasingly right-leaning party made all the difference for Mamdani, politics editor @leximcmenamin.com argues in this op-ed.

Read the full story here ⤵️

While Trump Attacks LGBTQ Youth, This Group Works Tirelessly to House Them Beyond physical shelter, this group is making unhoused LGBTQ youth feel seen.

Across the country, 4.2 million teens face housing instability each year – and 40% of teens experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ+. But in Wisconsin, Courage+, Wisconsin’s first licensed provider of LGBTQ+ youth housing, is trying to change that statistic.

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How ChatGPT Could Be Making Your OCD Worse People with OCD are using chatbots to seek reassurance.

"This yes-man attitude has been the basis of recent criticism that AI chatbots are feeding into mental health crises, especially in cases where the chatbots go along with people’s delusions."

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We Were Adopted Thanks to China’s Overpopulation Policies. These Are Our Stories. 160,000 Chinese children were adopted by families across the world since this policy went into effect in 1992.

"As a Chinese transnational adoptee, there is no single correct way to be, or feel. Our experiences are complex, fluid, and often shaped by the openness — or rigidity — of our adoptive families."

This project shares the stories of young people whose lives were shaped by China's overpopulation laws.

How Organizers in California's Central Valley Are Fighting ICE Raids and Deportations Organizers in California's Central Valley are calling attention to the plight of the region's 300,000-plus undocumented migrants.

Though national media has mostly been focused on Los Angeles, it is crucial for eyes to be on the Central Valley to properly address the plight of undocumented immigrants.

Read how organizers in California's Central Valley are putting their bodies on the line to fight ICE raids and deportations. ⤵️

Think It’s Impossible to Find Community at Work? Try Joining a Union I went from “just thinking of myself to really caring so deeply about all of my colleagues.”

Young workers at Starbucks, Amazon, Sesame Workshop, Hearst Magazines, and Action Network talk about how organizing changed their relationship with work.

Read the full story here ⤵️

Youth Organizers Like Us Fought for a Zohran Mamdani Win "Those seeing Mamdani's victory as an overnight success are missing the bigger picture — namely, the political movement built over decades, largely by young people, that made this moment possible."

"Those seeing Mamdani's victory as an overnight success are missing the bigger picture — namely, the political movement built over decades, largely by young people"

Read more about the youth organizers who helped secure that Mamdani win ⤵️

Reproductive Coercion Is State Abuse, Argues Kylie Cheung "Pregnancy has increasingly become a weapon to be wielded against domestic violence victims—and those who help them."

"Pregnancy has increasingly become a weapon to be wielded against domestic violence victims—and those who help them."

Read an excerpt from journalist @kylietcheung.bsky.social's new book on reproductive coercion:

Do SSRIs Cause Heat Intolerance? The Answer Is More Complex Than You Think There's an interesting connection between body temperature and mental health.

As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people with certain mental health conditions. ⤵️

David Hogg: Democrats Have A "Courage Problem" and Need Strong Primary Challengers to Survive "Given the fact that we've talked for about 15 years about how Democrats have a messaging problem, it's gone beyond a messaging problem. It is a messenger problem."

Hogg’s organization, Leaders We Deserve, is pushing progressive primary challengers at a time when the Democratic Party is already facing a reckoning over sharp generational divides, neglect of young progressives, and the white-knuckling of aging incumbents. Now, Hogg doesn't plan on backing down. ⤵️

988 Crisis Line LGBTQ Services Have Ended. Here's What That Means for Queer Youth “For the love of God, don't take this away. 988 has saved my life at least twice.”

As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down.

Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.

Read here ⤵️

David Hogg: Democrats Have A "Courage Problem" and Need Strong Primary Challengers to Survive "Given the fact that we've talked for about 15 years about how Democrats have a messaging problem, it's gone beyond a messaging problem. It is a messenger problem."

today @teenvogue.com: @davidhogg.bsky.social ran for a DNC role to push progressive candidates + challenge the establishment. after party backlash, he withdrew. but Zohran Mamdani's win—which he backed in the primary—was based on that strategy

now Hogg's calling out "hypocrisy" from "Big Tent" Dems

Deja Foxx Loses in Arizona Special Election Democratic Primary to Adelita Grijalva The race made national headlines after Foxx, widely seen as the underdog, was able to capture the attention of young progressives across the country through her social media platforms.

The race made national headlines after Foxx, widely seen as the underdog, was able to capture the attention of young progressives across the country through her social media platforms.

Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/deja-f...

How ChatGPT Could Be Making Your OCD Worse People with OCD are using chatbots to seek reassurance.

“Nobody has a guide for being human that shows you a manual of all the ways that are normal to act... [I was] looking for that authoritative source that goes, ‘Yes, this was certainly the right way or the wrong way or the abnormal way to act.’”

Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/how-ai...

She Was a Rising Senior on the Honor Roll. ICE Just Upended Her Life Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.

Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.

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Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," argues Kierra Jones, is part of "conservatives’ political crusade to ban abortion and gender-affirming care, and to deprive Americans of their reproductive and bodily aut...

"It doesn’t matter if you live in a state where abortion is protected. Nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics and all of the invaluable services these facilities provide could soon be lost."

Read the full op-ed here ⤵️

This Season of Love Island USA Is a Lesson in Voter Turnout 3.5 million people voted after one episode of the reality show. Fans say politicians can harness that beyond the villa.

"Obviously Love Island voting is not a direct mirror to the world of Democratic politics. But a few of the show’s fans have noted that political campaigns, candidates and public officials could learn lessons from the success of this fanbase."

Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/this-s...

The Young Lords Brought the Revolution to Public Health The group achieved victories for health care access in New York and beyond.

today in 1970 the Young Lords staged a 12-hr takeover of the Bronx's Lincoln Hospital—overcrowded, overrun by rats, called the "butcher shop" b/c medical residents trained on poor people of color

the takeover led to one of the first patients' bill of rights in history, and other wins @teenvogue.com

How to Sniff Out the BS in Ever-Changing Wellness Trends Here's how to be a skeptical wellness consumer.

In this op-ed, psychologist Giulia Suro explains how to responsibly navigate wellness trends, and how to know if your consumption of wellness messaging is going too far. ⤵️

Central Californians Are Using Their Bodies to Stop ICE Raids and Deportations Organizers in California's Central Valley are calling attention to the plight of the region's 300,000-plus undocumented migrants.

How organizers in California's Central Valley are putting their bodies on the line to fight ICE raids and deportations.

Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/organi...