We Need to Talk About Periods in a More Inclusive Way

Photo of period blood in underwear with the words c'est la vie. Cover photo for gender-inclusive language around periods post.

The concepts of gender and sexuality are evolving at a decent pace to make the world more gender-fluid. Yet, the topic of ‘menstruation’ is still fraught with cissexism – or the discrimination against transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals.

The language we use is important.

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