Tag: Periods
A New York City Councilwoman is joining a the movement to destigmatize periods by proposing legislation that would require the city to make tampons available to girls at school. The Post reports: “In a city where we hand out free condoms, we should be making tampons more affordable and accessible,” said Ferreras, a Democrat who […]
If you are among the majority of women who use either a tampon or a maxi pad during your period, then you are the woman McCarren Park’s giant vagina wants to talk to. In this video by UCB, correspondent and comedian Sue Smith travels to Brooklyn to impart essential wisdom that menstrual cup wearers already […]
For Rupi Kaur, a college photography project turned into a social cause when images from her visual series about menstruation were censored online. Dazed reports that Instagram removed the above image without explanation — twice. Ironically, the Canadian poet’s art project was an attempt to “demystify the stigmas” around periods and to “see how different […]
