My taboos, your taboos. Why we don’t talk about them, but probably should. In January 2019, over four million Indian women stood arm-to-arm forming the “women’s wall.” They stood in protest for the right to enter temples while menstruating and for a larger stance on gender equality. Menstruating women, or women from ages 15-50 are…
Dirty Blood
Dirty Blood: menstrual taboos and the activism trying to stop them In 2015, Indian-Canadian poet and artist Rupi Kaur posted several menstruation-themed photos on her Instagram account in an attempt to normalize the conversations around menstruation. The photos were of her, fully clothed, laying on her bed with period stains on her clothes and bed…
¿Y porque nos cobran?
¿Y porque nos cobran? En los Estados Unidos y en los países Europeos se pagan impuestos para los productos sanitarios femeninos como los tampones y toallas higiénicas. Otros productos de primera necesidad, como la comida y medicinas básicas, no tienen impuestos adicionales. Los productos higiénicos femeninos no son reconocidos como productos de primera necesidad, sino…
Period.Box.
An Interview with University College Freiburg’s Period.Box. Why talk about menstruation? Menstruation is an act that involves many factors. The most important of which being hygienic products. Many women and other menstruating bodies often stress when in public and suddenly starting their period. Meant as a project to normalize menstruation and its place on university…
Bad Blood 