by Laura Wershler | Nov 13, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Hormones, Menstruation, Radio
Questioning and quitting the pill are current hot topics, fueled in no small part by Holly Grigg-Spall’s recently released Sweetening the Pill Or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control. Her book has drawn ample backlash, brilliantly addressed by re:Cycling...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Nov 12, 2013 | Activism, Menstruation, Motherhood
Guest Post by Marie Hansen November 23rd will mark the third session of KHORAI: a scientific & scholarly reading & discussion group about women’s maternal & reproductive mental health. I decided to take this opportunity to write a blog post to let you all...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Nov 2, 2013 | Communication, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta Hi, everyone. My name is Jennifer; I’m the author of the upcoming book Menstruation Revelation and CEO and co-founder of Groove: “the simplest cycle tracking and fertility charting app available.” Menstrual stigma is something every...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 28, 2013 | Anatomy, Communication, Film, Humor, Internet, Language, Men, Menstruation, Television
For me, that’s always the question. Gross is a decision. It is a judgment based on a set of values derived from a particular perspective. And because of this slipperiness, some things are more widely deemed GROSS that some other things. Readers of this blog are...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Oct 25, 2013 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. September: The Whirl Cycle: April 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
by Breanne Fahs | Oct 18, 2013 | Activism, Communication, Menstruation
As a point of contention and as a reaction to my previous claims that women should more often engage in “menstrual outing,” some critics have responded by saying that disclosing one’s menstrual status is similar to women disclosing that they have just urinated,...
