by Chris Bobel | Sep 2, 2013 | Anatomy, Birth Control, Fertility, Health Care, Menstruation, Ovulation, Reproduction
Guest Post by Amy Sedgwick, HRHP, Red Tent Sisters While there are no shortage of apps designed to help women track their periods, finding an app that meets the needs of women who are practicing fertility awareness methods (FAM) for birth control or conception can be...
by Breanne Fahs | Aug 23, 2013 | Activism, Communication, Menstruation
Language has an uncanny ability to contain the trappings of power. I have recently become increasingly irritated by the way that the phrase “bullying” has come to overshadow the politicized, identity-based nature of homophobia. Somehow, CNN, Glee, and other major...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Aug 7, 2013 | Humor, Menstruation, Television
The IT Crowd is a British sitcom that centers on three IT workers and their daily misadventures. Maurice Moss, an intelligent but geeky technician who is quite socially awkward; his friend, Roy, who goes to lengths to avoid working; and Jen, the “Relationship...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Aug 1, 2013 | FemCare, Girls, Menstruation
Guest Post by Therese Shechter Have you seen this video Camp Gyno making the rounds of social media today much to the delight of anyone who is sick of the shaming and secrecy and perceived ickyness of talking about our periods? It’s a totally exuberant and delightful...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | Jul 30, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, FemCare, Health Care, History, Menstruation, Politics
The second week of July began with a post at The Daily Beast titled ‘Are Tampons Anti-Feminist’ and ended with my own post for Dame ‘5 Facts About Menstrual Suppression.’ In between there was ‘Not Everything is a Feminist Issue for Chissakes,’ and ‘I Do Not Think...