Don’t Harsh My Menstrual Buzz: Curator’s look behind “Widening the Cycle”

by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Sep 11, 2014 | Activism, Art, Media, Menstruation

Guest Post by Jen Lewis From inception to the present, my art project Beauty in Blood has been a positivity-fueled whirlwind. In the very early stages I shared my concept with just two people, my husband and one of my dearest feminist friends. The positive and open...

Two or three things I know for sure (about menstruation)

by Breanne Fahs | Aug 19, 2014 | Activism, Media, Menstruation

On June 7, we posted a video of slam poet Dominique Christina performing a poem combating men’s shaming of women and their menstrual cycles. In the “Period Poem,” which she dedicated to her daughter, Christina encourages women who are confronted by men’s negativity...

Ms. August—Menstruation Pin-Up

by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Aug 15, 2014 | Activism, Art, Media, Menstruation

Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. August: Red Reeds Cycle: August 2013  Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...

On Menstrual Artwork and Internet Trolls

by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Aug 12, 2014 | Activism, Art, Media

Guest Post by Jenny Lapekas I’ve noticed for quite some time now that on social media sites, along with news articles that allow readers to comment, users attack menstrual artwork, claiming it’s disgusting and meaningless, and certainly not feminist. No surprise...

‘Yuck’-busting conversations about menstruation

by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Jul 22, 2014 | Activism, Birth Control, FemCare, Health Care

Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta In my line of work, I talk and write a lot about the female reproductive system. It’s no secret…I’m pretty vag-savvy. I don’t randomly walk up to strangers and start talking lady parts, but I certainly don’t hesitate to share...

Women’s Need for Accurate Information About Birth Control Gets Lost in Controversy over Zimbabwe Official’s Speech About Dangers of Birth Control

by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Jul 18, 2014 | Activism, Birth Control, Health Care

Guest Post by Carol Downer One side of the population controller establishment, the “pro-natalist”, says they’re concerned about our health, when, in reality, they just want us to have more babies; the other side, the “anti-natalists”, says they’re concerned about our...