Putting the ‘Men’ in Menstruation
Guest Post by David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College A lot of ideas get hatched in a bar over drinks with friends. Most don’t make it past the sober morning after. But a conversation in a Denver bistro in 2008 led to the creation of a new Internet service that...
When You Hit a Nerve…..
3 features in 4 days 160 comments plus another 120 plus another 39 and still they post... MENSTRUAL ACTIVISM has hit a nerve! On Friday, The Guardian published a story on menstrual activism which featured a photograph of a woman with *menstrual blood* on her lips (a...
Irritating Women Since Time Began
Who knows everything about the world, is fluent in every language, and knows all your secrets?
That’s right – it’s The Period Fairy
. This amusing caricature was created by Stephanie Crippen-Myrick to bring a little levity to menstruation. The first episode of the PF’s new video series is online here.…
It’s In The Blood
I was quite excited to see our own Chris Bobel and Giovanna Chesler quoted in this piece from The Guardian about menstrual activism, and then to discover that the Guardian published a second piece the same day about menstruation: Rowena Davis explains What My Period...
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Edits Out Menstrual Moment
Guest post by Laura Wershler, Sexual Health Access Alberta Canadian comic, Elvira Kurt, broke the menstrual silence taboo on Friday, September 25, on Q, “Canada's liveliest arts, culture and entertainment magazine”. Q, with host Jian Ghomeshi, airs weekdays on CBC...
FDA Approves Mirena for Heavy Bleeding
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Mirena® has been approved for use as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Mirena® is an intra-uterine device (IUD) for preventing pregnancy. It combines the technology of old-school IUDs with the hormone...
