Cecilia Nowell is a freelance reporter covering gender, reproductive health, LGBTQ issues, Indigenous communities, and Latin America. Her writing has been published by The Washington Post’s The Lily, The Nation, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and others. She is also an associate editor at Stranger’s Guide, a National Magazine Award-winning literary magazine, and a freelance fact-checker for Bold Type Books.