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Katie Dupere
Katie Dupere was a Social Good reporter at Mashable from May 2015 to July 2017, covering activism, identities and social impact. Prior to her work with Mashable, Katie penned pieces about queerness, body positivity, sex and relationships for Gurl. She also previously contributed LGBTQ news coverage to PinkNews.
Follow her on Twitter @katiedupere.
By Katie Dupere
16 brilliant innovations tackling poverty around the world
Taking on poverty with vital tech breakthroughs.
By Katie Dupere
![A collage of various inventions from SafariSeat, LifeStraw, The Peepoo Toilet, and Mariko Products.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01waBkYwmCwGoOUl7Ti1mtl/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1611613204.jpg)
![A collage of various inventions from SafariSeat, LifeStraw, The Peepoo Toilet, and Mariko Products.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01waBkYwmCwGoOUl7Ti1mtl/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1611613204.jpg)
How to use your phone to record police violence safely and effectively
"We need the videos of our deaths to be powerful tools for change."
By Katie Dupere
![How to use your phone to record police violence safely and effectively](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0480kpMkuZdMaUvOWDVDkhD/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1614265587.jpg)
![How to use your phone to record police violence safely and effectively](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0480kpMkuZdMaUvOWDVDkhD/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1614265587.jpg)
6 ways to be a better straight ally at Pride events
"We aren't there for your entertainment."
By Katie Dupere
![6 ways to be a better straight ally at Pride events](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04RmNZWFa1ckB5jXmm77cxC/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1611610265.jpg)
![6 ways to be a better straight ally at Pride events](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04RmNZWFa1ckB5jXmm77cxC/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1611610265.jpg)
6 problems with the foster care system -- and what you can do to help
There's a lot wrong with a system that so desperately needs to get it right.
By Katie Dupere
![A child in foster care.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03pRYJqliyHZuguBdW4oc8O/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1611609631.jpg)
![A child in foster care.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03pRYJqliyHZuguBdW4oc8O/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1611609631.jpg)
This vital app connects veterans to talk about mental health and trauma
The goal? Bring the amount of veteran suicides down to zero.
By Katie Dupere
![This vital app connects veterans to talk about mental health and trauma](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01IzfWWGRKhfB2YE1vOalnd/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364736.jpg)
![This vital app connects veterans to talk about mental health and trauma](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01IzfWWGRKhfB2YE1vOalnd/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364736.jpg)
These period-friendly boxers help trans men look good and feel good
"Underwear for periods, not gender."
By Katie Dupere
![left: one person wearing period boxers leaning on table, right: one person with period boxers against white wall](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04Uv3kTdffLiOqgHdU1Ud5w/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364716.jpg)
![left: one person wearing period boxers leaning on table, right: one person with period boxers against white wall](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04Uv3kTdffLiOqgHdU1Ud5w/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364716.jpg)
Why Trump's tweets banning trans people from the military are his most destructive yet
Trans people are not a disruption.
By Katie Dupere
![Why Trump's tweets banning trans people from the military are his most destructive yet](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04UTwEtRQmqe3tgNqtyN8WM/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364683.jpg)
![Why Trump's tweets banning trans people from the military are his most destructive yet](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04UTwEtRQmqe3tgNqtyN8WM/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364683.jpg)
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs launch online tool to help women fight sexual harassment
"Let's combat harassment together."
By Katie Dupere
![Silicon Valley entrepreneurs launch online tool to help women fight sexual harassment](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/028LZeFdO7oM3bGMCLFR4xx/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364637.jpg)
![Silicon Valley entrepreneurs launch online tool to help women fight sexual harassment](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/028LZeFdO7oM3bGMCLFR4xx/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364637.jpg)
Powerful ad shows generations of black moms teaching their kids about bias
"Let's all talk about 'the talk' so we can end the need to have it."
By Katie Dupere
![Powerful ad shows generations of black moms teaching their kids about bias](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05E9MBOBVB0OghPtwtu7EK3/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1614268492.png)
![Powerful ad shows generations of black moms teaching their kids about bias](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05E9MBOBVB0OghPtwtu7EK3/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1614268492.png)
Trans artist destroys period stigma with one seriously bold Facebook post
Periods are not just for women.
By Katie Dupere
![Trans artist destroys period stigma with one seriously bold Facebook post](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05SPqslPcqmH0rg1ROW3iiK/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364584.jpg)
![Trans artist destroys period stigma with one seriously bold Facebook post](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05SPqslPcqmH0rg1ROW3iiK/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364584.jpg)
This trans student's school tried to censor his artwork. Now it's going viral.
"This is not the end of my queer art."
By Katie Dupere
![This trans student's school tried to censor his artwork. Now it's going viral.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00H6LOeAJ13sW04EjR3LLV9/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364564.jpg)
![This trans student's school tried to censor his artwork. Now it's going viral.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00H6LOeAJ13sW04EjR3LLV9/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364564.jpg)
'Donald Trump, you are no friend': Trans kids send a bold message to the president
"These trans kids know what it means to be a friend."
By Katie Dupere
!['Donald Trump, you are no friend': Trans kids send a bold message to the president](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/042KJcfPcPv8vFrKcvkXGhq/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1614268466.jpg)
!['Donald Trump, you are no friend': Trans kids send a bold message to the president](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/042KJcfPcPv8vFrKcvkXGhq/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1614268466.jpg)
Kids narrate the tough parts of growing up in cheeky animated videos
"Real stories, animated."
By Katie Dupere
![Kids narrate the tough parts of growing up in cheeky animated videos](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00XaXGzaxAr0uXwAgjsKtyM/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1614268450.jpg)
![Kids narrate the tough parts of growing up in cheeky animated videos](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00XaXGzaxAr0uXwAgjsKtyM/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1614268450.jpg)
This new meal kit app is like a Blue Apron for low-income families
The food pantry of the future.
By Katie Dupere
![square bowl of jambalaya surrounded by tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, and jambalaya kit bags](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04pd1Oiuot17gpF023Xq0mw/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364400.jpg)
![square bowl of jambalaya surrounded by tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, and jambalaya kit bags](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04pd1Oiuot17gpF023Xq0mw/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364400.jpg)
London Tube ditches 'ladies and gentlemen' greetings in the name of gender inclusion
"Good morning, everyone."
By Katie Dupere
![London Tube ditches 'ladies and gentlemen' greetings in the name of gender inclusion](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04EB9zcVcwGSWgTMMNyxKWS/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364369.jpg)
![London Tube ditches 'ladies and gentlemen' greetings in the name of gender inclusion](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04EB9zcVcwGSWgTMMNyxKWS/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364369.jpg)
Free robot lawyer helps low-income people tackle more than 1,000 legal issues
Businesses, this robot lawyer is coming after you.
By Katie Dupere
![Free robot lawyer helps low-income people tackle more than 1,000 legal issues](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03mKWUzvKnFC1q3sVpZVhAU/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1614268390.jpg)
![Free robot lawyer helps low-income people tackle more than 1,000 legal issues](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03mKWUzvKnFC1q3sVpZVhAU/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1614268390.jpg)
This foldable cardboard desk gives kids in developing nations a place for homework
Cheap, lightweight, and life-changing.
By Katie Dupere
![This foldable cardboard desk gives kids in developing nations a place for homework](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03fDkuXlZvH803Gs4cjcEhK/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364310.jpg)
![This foldable cardboard desk gives kids in developing nations a place for homework](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03fDkuXlZvH803Gs4cjcEhK/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364310.jpg)
10 trans and gender-nonconforming youth activists of color changing the world
"This is for us, by us."
By Katie Dupere
![10 trans and gender-nonconforming youth activists of color changing the world](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00ETjllV4PD4BuixfdXw1ol/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364095.jpg)
![10 trans and gender-nonconforming youth activists of color changing the world](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00ETjllV4PD4BuixfdXw1ol/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364095.jpg)
This Instagram account teaches you the LGBTQ history you never learned in school
"We're lucky to be queer."
By Katie Dupere
![This Instagram account teaches you the LGBTQ history you never learned in school](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00hQaEwlZ5VhE1mLT90Q5m1/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623364083.jpg)
![This Instagram account teaches you the LGBTQ history you never learned in school](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00hQaEwlZ5VhE1mLT90Q5m1/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623364083.jpg)
This creative new toy teaches kids about transgender identity
Stopping transphobia before it starts.
By Katie Dupere
![This creative new toy teaches kids about transgender identity](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04pXJ8dj4xZ6osZpFPcO8j6/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1614268294.jpg)
![This creative new toy teaches kids about transgender identity](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04pXJ8dj4xZ6osZpFPcO8j6/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1614268294.jpg)
Dear Corporate America, leave our LGBTQ Pride celebrations alone
LGBTQ people have places to be — and Corporate America isn't coming with us.
By Katie Dupere
![Dear Corporate America, leave our LGBTQ Pride celebrations alone](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00w5PNdW6ywiJYHhbXCdKNy/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623363998.jpg)
![Dear Corporate America, leave our LGBTQ Pride celebrations alone](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00w5PNdW6ywiJYHhbXCdKNy/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623363998.jpg)
Laverne Cox boldly addresses the one issue the LGBTQ community doesn't want to talk about
"We're here. Our lives matter and our voices matter."
By Katie Dupere
![Laverne Cox boldly addresses the one issue the LGBTQ community doesn't want to talk about](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02lNoMLLfb2II9mSCSzHfOM/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623363961.jpg)
![Laverne Cox boldly addresses the one issue the LGBTQ community doesn't want to talk about](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02lNoMLLfb2II9mSCSzHfOM/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623363961.jpg)
LGBTQ teens share what Pride Month means to them in powerful campaign
What does Pride mean to you?
By Katie Dupere
![LGBTQ teens share what Pride Month means to them in powerful campaign](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03Mx4E7Pg47zUzfcId7O39R/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1623363936.png)
![LGBTQ teens share what Pride Month means to them in powerful campaign](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03Mx4E7Pg47zUzfcId7O39R/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1623363936.png)