TWITTER STORM #FreePeriods #PeriodPrideDay
Intersectional issueCisnormativity
Pay gap
Homeless people who have periods
Prison
Disabilities
TERMSCisnormativity:Don’t talk about she/her, girls/women – talk about people who have periods
Sanitary:The word sanitary suggests that periods are dirty, reinforcing period shame – talk about menstrual care products
Menstrual care advertisingTo scare us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGZpWOMGJCM
To make us feel unclean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kDT3xmj9bU
OR the ‘periods are great’ adverts… made by men:
Parody using clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpypeLL1dAs
Men parody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Vt4vmWxmY
Is there hope?• Always #LikeAGirl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
• First Moon Partyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEcZmT0fiNM
• Camp Gynohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XnzfRqkRxU
• Tampon run!
• The Weekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MQyta6aLc
• Andrea Russetthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8JaJ2IVG9E• Camel Club• http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/huddersfields-camel-club-puts-up-10628072
Let’s talk about Osbourne and Obama…
• So politicians are starting to agree that the tampon tax is wrong… but what does this actually mean?
Other options?• Mooncups
• Making your own re-usable pads
• But NEVER let someone tell you whatyou ‘should’ be doing with YOUR body
HAPPY PERIOD PRIDE DAY 2016