by David Linton | Apr 6, 2015 | Activism, Health Care, Media, Menstruation, Politics
It seems that Canadian menstrual activists are way out ahead of those in the US with a drive to eliminate sales taxes on menstrual products. I understand that this issue has come up previously at the Provincial level in Manitoba and British Columbia, but this is a...
by David Linton | Mar 10, 2015 | Activism, Communication, Menstruation
The history of women being discriminated against for having a menstrual cycle is, unfortunately, long and varied one, going far back into antiquity as demonstrated by prohibitions spelled out in the biblical book of Leviticus. Sometimes the prejudices or fears...
by David Linton | Nov 18, 2014 | Girls, Hormones, magazines, Men, Sex
The idea that animals (male animals, that is) mark territories with urine streams is well established, particularly in the case of dogs, wolves, and other similar breeds. It seems that men too (notably adolescent boys) engage in some sort of marking practices when it...
by David Linton | Nov 12, 2014 | Activism, Books, Communication, Menstruation
Given their first-hand awareness of the role it has played in their own lives, it is not surprising that women writers (and researchers) have included references to the menstrual cycle in their books. Even so, social taboos have probably tended to keep the subject...
by David Linton | Sep 23, 2014 | Activism, Communication, Internet, Media
Without endorsing the sites, readers of re:Cycling might be interested/amused by this item from Lauren Braun at BioWink that was received recently by a member of the blog team: Women Break The Taboo Around Menstruation By Sharing Hilarious Period Reminders Menstrual...
