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5 Tips to Release Period Shame

5 Tips to Release Period Shame

Half the population will likely experience a period at some point in their life. So, why then, is menstruation shrouded in secrecy, embarrassment, and shame? Period shaming is not a...

5 Tips to Release Period Shame

Half the population will likely experience a period at some point in their life. So, why then, is menstruation shrouded in secrecy, embarrassment, and shame? Period shaming is not a...

Period Emojis: Destigmatizing Periods or Just More Coded Language?

Period Emojis: Destigmatizing Periods or Just M...

Image: Bodyform/SCA Recently, we learned about Bodyform's "femoji" campaign petitioning Unicode to add a set of period-themed emojis to their lexicon. The change.org petition says this will encourage those who...

Period Emojis: Destigmatizing Periods or Just M...

Image: Bodyform/SCA Recently, we learned about Bodyform's "femoji" campaign petitioning Unicode to add a set of period-themed emojis to their lexicon. The change.org petition says this will encourage those who...

Hello Flo's Unhappy Period Party

Hello Flo's Unhappy Period Party

Monthly subscription period providers Hello Flo have done it again, creating yet another provocative and hilarious video about menarche, the sequel to last summer's hit "Camp Gyno". For all of...

Hello Flo's Unhappy Period Party

Monthly subscription period providers Hello Flo have done it again, creating yet another provocative and hilarious video about menarche, the sequel to last summer's hit "Camp Gyno". For all of...

Why Inclusion Matters

Why Inclusion Matters

In 2011, I wrote A Period Aisle For All Genders & All Bodies to talk about the harm caused by cissexist assumptions about periods and bodies — and to share my...

Why Inclusion Matters

In 2011, I wrote A Period Aisle For All Genders & All Bodies to talk about the harm caused by cissexist assumptions about periods and bodies — and to share my...

A Period Aisle For All Genders, All Bodies

A Period Aisle For All Genders, All Bodies

We affirm that not all women menstruate and not all menstruators are women. Aisle is here to serve all people with periods, with dignity and respect.

A Period Aisle For All Genders, All Bodies

We affirm that not all women menstruate and not all menstruators are women. Aisle is here to serve all people with periods, with dignity and respect.