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