In Defense of Hating My Period
Okay. Enough. I gotta say something. Because I am committed to various efforts to reclaim the menstrual cycle as a vital sign and subvert the dominant narrative that menstruation is obsolete and/or a badge of shame, many people assume my periods are all drum...
Republican Tampons, Period Music, and More Weekend Links
"Now with wings!" Check out what tampons might look like, if they were designed by today's Republican party, as imagined by SNL. Emily at Autostraddle made her own period playlist after hearing one in a movie. Commenters have added more songs. The Lunette blog offers...
moments of girl-bonding
The other day, I was talking with a friend about menstrual synchrony (y'know when your cycle syncs up with your roommates, friends or co-workers), and how it stood out for her as a moment of sisterhood-solidarity, of girl-bonding, in the midst of the usual competition...
The Quest to Give Cervical Fluid a Name!
Cervical fluid, the sticky/creamy/stretchy/slippery substance produced by the cervix is arguably the most important substance on earth. Without it, the human race would be shortly extinct, yet not many people even know what it is. This is unacceptable, and you...
Changing birth control, Year of the Vagina, How to Sell Maxi-Pads, and More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/GdcC39WGU8I An Australian ad for maxi-pads (see video at right) demonstrates how well they stay put. Registration is open now for this free online course, Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences. What could make someone change her method of...
Contraceptive Care Must Include Fertility Awareness Methods
I was fuming. My Twitter feed had alerted me to a free online course called Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences. I opened the link to find this course syllabus: httpv://youtu.be/CCmTQW7OebM Week One: Introduction to Contraceptive Care Week Two:...
