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Climate change anxiety: How to stop spiraling and make a difference
Implement these strategies to move forward despite your fear.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Naomi Osaka's right: Don't shame people's need for mental health breaks
Instead of chastening people for paying attention to their mental health needs, acknowledge their strengths and send supportive messages.
The gender health gap makes people's lives hell
Certain conditions are under-researched and misunderstood — and it's taking a huge toll.
Iceland ran the world's largest trial of a shorter work week. The results will (not) shock you.
Why aren't we doing this already?
By Amanda Yeo
What is critical race theory?
And why is everybody fighting about whether it should be taught in schools?
The Olympics need to change
The suspension of Sha'Carri Richardson is just the tip of the iceberg.
Breastfeeding athletes can now bring their babies to the Tokyo Olympics
"The right decision for women in sports."
U.S. to add 'X' gender markers to passports without requiring medical documentation
A long-overdue policy change.
What universal healthcare should look like
It's not just Medicare For All. We're going to have to remake the entire system — and Silicon Valley has a role to play.
By Chris Taylor
2021 is officially the summer we learned to say no
Sure, hot vax summer sounds fun. But saying no might be the most powerful thing you do this summer.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Find free food with this new Google site
There's a new Google search tool to help with food insecurity.
By Sasha Lekach
35 LGBTQ people present 'a guidebook for the next 10 years of activism'
"By spotlighting stories of what different queer people all around the world are experiencing we can start to get a picture of what needs to change."
Valedictorian shares his coming out story — even after principal tries to stop him
The principal crumpled his speech up into a ball so he recited it from memory.
By Morgan Sung
Supreme Court hands a win to trans students by skipping Gavin Grimm's case
Gavin Grimm started fighting for his right to use the boys' bathroom when he was 15. He's now 22 and his legal battles have secured that protection for other students.
By Anna Iovine
If you want to protect trans youth, don't pass laws that pretend to keep them safe
What to do instead if you genuinely care about their mental health and well-being.
By Rebecca Ruiz
When you become the target of racist disinformation
Information was weaponized during the COVID-19 pandemic. It had profound mental health consequences.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Conspiracy theories are a mental health crisis
No one's talking about the complex relationship between disinformation and mental health. That changes now.
By Rebecca Ruiz
What you should know about the ongoing hunt for male birth control
Researchers have been studying various types of male birth control, including pills, gels, and injections.
Privilege plays a huge role in getting an ADHD diagnosis
How social inequities feed into the under-diagnosis of ADHD.
By Jess Joho
Former NRA president tricked into giving 'graduation' speech for young victims of gun violence
The empty chairs represent kids who would have graduated high school in 2021 had they not been killed with guns.
By Amanda Yeo
Lego is making prototype bricks from recycled plastic bottles
It will be a while before we get our grubby little hands on them, though.
By Amanda Yeo
Indigenous community outreach jumpstarted COVID vaccinations. Can it get past a slowdown?
Community outreach is an essential part of any mass-vaccination campaign.
By Rebecca Sohn
Carl Nassib: First NFL player to come out as gay does so on Instagram
Carl Nassib came out in an Instagram video post, noting that he wished that one day no one would have to formally come out.
By Morgan Sung
6 maps that show how far we still have to go for LGBTQ equality
There's still more to fight for.
Why Pride organizers are banning cops
More organizers are banning police at Pride events than ever before, but it's been a contentious move.
By Mark Van Streefkerk