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These Colleges Are Closing Their Women’s and LGBTQ+ Centers

Here’s what to know.

This Texas Democrat Fled the State to Block Trump and Greg Abbott's Redistricting Effort

"It's one thing to fight against my community and try to silence us. It's a whole ‘nother thing if we just lay down and take it."

A Teen Was Detained at Alligator Alcatraz. Could They Be the First of Many?

It comes after weeks of uncertainty about how minors would fit into Florida's immigration crackdown.

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.

Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.

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.

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."

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."

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.

How to Pitch Editors At Teen Vogue

Want to write for us? Here's who and how to pitch your story idea.

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.

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.

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 autonomy."

Microsoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’

The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country.

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.

This July 4th, Let's Remember: America Was Never Great

"The Trump administration’s assaults are not a deviation, but essentially a more extreme version of the same old American story. Just ask Indigenous people."

Next Year, America Turns 250. These Gen Zers Want to Make It a Turning Point

“It’s time to rekindle the revolutionary spirit of urgency and invention. Gen Z is ready to lead our country into the future.”

Before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Wedding, Venice Activists Raised Hell

How Venice protesters got the world's third-richest man to move his wedding reception.

The Trump Admin Is Pushing Americans to Have More Kids. This Movement Explains Why

Elon Musk, who's fathered at least 14 children, has claimed that unless birth rates increase, "civilization will disappear."

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.

Willy Chavarria Makes a Bold Statement About Trump's ICE Raids at Paris Runway Show

Models reenacted the harrowing imagery of migrants brought to foreign prisons.

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."

The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone

Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.

While Trump Attacks LGBTQ Youth, This Group Works Tirelessly to House Them

Beyond physical shelter, this group is making unhoused LGBTQ youth feel seen.

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.”