Moon Time ‘Zine launches in partnership with First Nations and The Period Purse!
Moon Time ‘Zine launches in partnership with First Nations and The Period Purse!
‘Moon Time’ is a common expression among Indigenous Peoples for menstruation, and indicates the relationship between the lunar cycle (28 days) and the human menstrual cycle. The purpose of the... Read more...
Boxers Under the Tree: An Initiative to Support and Affirm Trans Youth in Need
Boxers Under the Tree: An Initiative to Support and Affirm Trans Youth in Need
In February, we shipped 200 pairs of our period boxers directly to people who needed them across North America and Europe, helping transgender and gender-nonconforming people who might not have access to... Read more...
Aisle’s Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret Legacy
Aisle’s Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret Legacy
Like many of us, I am eagerly anticipating the film version of Judy Blume’s classic novel Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret. My deep affinity with Margaret inspired my subsequent feminist consciousness and... Read more...
Boxers Under The Tree - An Initiative in support of transgender youth
Boxers Under The Tree - An Initiative in support of transgender youth
The effects of gender dysphoria vary from person-to-person but many people told us that that gender-affirming period underwear like our period boxers makes having a period a little more bearable.... Read more...
How Unplanned Pregnancy Can Affect Your Sex Life. The image is of a woman with fair skin, hugging her legs into her chest.
How Unplanned Pregnancy Can Affect Your Sex Life
This blog post is not about access to abortion or the lack thereof, nor is it about sex education. This is about what most sex education misses - the trauma that can... Read more...
A photo from 1993 - Madeleine sits at a table displaying Lunapads products at an event.
The Lunapads/Aisle Backstory
A lot of people ask about the earliest points of inspiration for Lunapads (our company’s and product’s original name): where did the idea come from, back in the early 90s,... Read more...
A mother in a white T-shirt holding a black mug sitting with her daughter on a bed. They're looking at each other and smiling, as if mid-conversation.
Sexuality Chats in the Back to School Season
There’s never a bad time to discuss sexuality and identity with your children. But it’s normal to be intimidated by when and how to bring it up. Thankfully, back-to-school might... Read more...
Managing Anxiety in a White Supremacist World
Managing Anxiety in a White Supremacist World
"I’m not a problem to be solved. I’m a person who is coping as they work to change a broken society." Read more...
Menstrual Equity 101
Menstrual Equity 101
New to menstrual equity? Keep reading for a brief overview of what the term means, and what you can do to help eliminate period poverty in your community.  Read more...
An Interview With Lydia Morrow
An Interview With Lydia Morrow
Did you miss our IG Stories interview with Lydia Morrow? We talked about disability and what she's learned from pivoting her business from sewing underwear to digital design. Read more...
Finding the Perfect Fit: About the Aisle Undies
Finding the Perfect Fit: About the Aisle Undies
The vision for Aisle was a place where you could find what you needed for your period, no matter your flow, gender, body shape or size. Here's a blog covering what... Read more...
Jude looks directly at the camera. We can see they're wearing red lipstick and their hair is dyed blue.
An Interview with Jude Valentin
Did you miss our IG stories interview with Jude Valentin (Mermaid Queen Jude)? Read on for insights on building internet communities and creating safe spaces for you followers! Read more...
Lydia Okello standing outside. They're wearing sunglasses and laughing.
An Interview with Lydia Okello
Did you miss Lydia Okello's takeover last weekend on our Instagram? We talked sustainability, joy, inclusive period products, and more! Read more...
A young transgender woman looking in a bathroom mirror.
6 Transgender Women Talk Menstruation
Do trans women have periods or experience PMS? We spoke with six transgender women about their experiences with menstruation, from dysphoria to PMS.  Read more...
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Young People and Periods
Some tips for having empowering conversations about menstruation with the young people you care for! Read more...
Menstruation in Art
Menstruation in Art
There’s a lot of blood depicted in art. Bloody wars, people being decapitated, people being stabbed, you know, the usual fine art topics. Is it time for menstrual blood to... Read more...
A transfeminine non-binary person and transmasculine gender-nonconforming person reading a magazine together.
Hormones Do What?: How Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Impacts the Menstrual Cycle
In this post, we cover some of the common questions that people have about HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) and the menstrual cycle, including information about both feminizing and masculinizing hormones. Read more...
Period Pleasure: A Bloody Masturbation Guide
Period Pleasure: A Bloody Masturbation Guide
Some suggestions for tapping into your own form of period pleasure. Read more...
Why Are We Still Fighting Getting Older?
Why Are We Still Fighting Getting Older?
Getting older might change our bodies or the way we look, but it gives us a whole lot more than it takes away. Read more...
The Politics of Comfort
The Politics of Comfort
Who gets to be comfortable in this world? Short answer: those who benefit from the power structures that dictate how our world works. Read more...
67 Ways To Have An Intersectional International Women's Day
67 Ways To Have An Intersectional International Women's Day
Let’s be clear - feminism isn’t feminism without intersectionality. Let’s take International Women’s Day to examine our privileges, embrace our differences and think about how we can build justice every... Read more...
Grit: Two Women Entrepreneurs Tell All
Grit: Two Women Entrepreneurs Tell All
What does it mean for women entrepreneurs to have grit? We sat down with Toni Desrosiers of Abeego to talk grit, entrepreneurship and humility.  Read more...
How I Plan To Raise A Body Positive Black Daughter
How I Plan To Raise A Body Positive Black Daughter
Being body positive in the face of anti-Blackness is hard - because you have to confront your own demons first.  Read more...
How Reusables Helped Me Escape Body Shame
How Reusables Helped Me Escape Body Shame
Many people grow up learning that periods are dirty or shameful. What if we learned that our periods are powerful? Read more...
The Problem with “Feminine” Wellness
The Problem with “Feminine” Wellness
If you're working in sexual health today - you've gotta be gender inclusive. Read more...
Owning Your Space: Self Love As An Act of Resistance
Owning Your Space: Self Love As An Act of Resistance
The intersections of racism and sexism fuel body shame. Our guest blogger unpacks all of this nonsense - and makes a powerful case for self love as an act of... Read more...
Thoughts from a Mother to a Moon Maiden
Thoughts from a Mother to a Moon Maiden
As part of an oceanside circle where her Godmothers and I welcomed my daughter into the realm of cycles, each one of us prepared a few thoughts to share with... Read more...
A Magical First Period
A Magical First Period
I don’t know about you, but my first period was not awesome, probably made worse by the fact that I had so eagerly anticipated it. Fast forward close to 40... Read more...
5 Queer Love Stories For V-Day
5 Queer Love Stories For V-Day
It’s Valentine’s Day - a holiday that started out as a commemoration of a Christian martyr named Valentine, whose backstory is frankly 90% hypothesis, but may have involved marrying illicit... Read more...
A Fat Girl Talks About Her Sex Life
A Fat Girl Talks About Her Sex Life
At school I learned that boys didn’t like fat girls. They told me no one was ever going to touch me, date me, or love me until I lost weight.... Read more...
3 Reasons to Ditch "Feminine Hygiene"
3 Reasons to Ditch "Feminine Hygiene"
Feminine hygiene was never not a problematic phrase. But in 2017, it feels like a dinosaur walking among us. Read more...
How to Raise Period Positive Kids
How to Raise Period Positive Kids
Body image, sexuality, strength in the face of societal and peer pressure. Raising kids is a tough job. Add the daunting task of fighting against the menstruation taboo to your... Read more...
Meet the Boxer Brief - Your Period, Your Style
Meet the Boxer Brief - Your Period, Your Style
This post was written by Madeleine and Lisa. M: For over two decades, Lunapads (now Aisle) has been all about making awesome natural, body- and planet-friendly alternatives to disposable pads... Read more...
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... Read more...
My Genderqueer Period
My Genderqueer Period
Hi everyone, Lisa here. I'm super excited to share this post from our friend Samson, who offers their perspective as a genderqueer person who has opted for eco / body friendly... Read more...
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. Read more...