What Trans and Non-Binary Menstruators Should Know About Periods

Periods are being talked about in public more and more. From Amy Schumer discussing tampons on ‘SNL’ to documentaries about periods winning awards at the 2019 Oscars, the topic seems to be leaking into the public consciousness. But in between the jokes about women always having a spare tampon for a friend and calls to help menstruating girls in India, we’re forgetting an important piece of the conversation: Not all people who menstruate are women. When I was 15 and looked down at the brown blood spot on my underwear for the very first time, I felt like part of… Read Full Article