by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 21, 2014 | Internet
A new study in the journal Sex Education focuses on mothers’ reactions to their daughters’ menarche, revealing such meta-narratives as secrecy, sorrow, a lack of competency and knowledge, power, gender and motherhood. The researchers conclude that,...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | Jun 18, 2014 | Anatomy, Birth Control, Celebrities, Film, Independent Film, Media, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pregnancy, Reproduction, Sex
The recently released rom-com ‘Obvious Child’ has been discussed far and wide for its mature, sensitive and funny approach to the topic of abortion and yet I have not seen one comment on the fact that this movie also makes mainstream (and yes, funny) the topic of...
by Chris Bobel | Jun 16, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, Birth Control, Books, Celebrities, Coming off the pill, Communication, DIY, FemCare, Fertility, Girls, Health Care, History, Hormones, Humor, Language, Law/Legal, Media, Men, Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, Meta, Motherhood, New Research, Objects, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical, Philosophy, PMS, Politics, Pregnancy, Religion/Spirituality, Reproduction, Sex, Sports, Theater, Toxic Shock Syndrome
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by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 14, 2014 | Internet
Last week marked the 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Griswold v. Connecticut, which made it no longer a crime to obtain birth control — at least for married couples. Rolling Stone identifies five places in the U.S. where contraception is just as...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 7, 2014 | Internet
Dominique Christina reads her composition, “The Period Poem”. Bust magazine’s web site has a short piece about Sangre Menstrual, a Spanish performance group, who recently took to the streets wearing white pants and shorts stained with menstrual blood...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Jun 6, 2014 | Activism, Art, Media, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. June: Curves Cycle: June 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
