#menstruators

[hyperdemona]

Serious discourse time - Radfems, give me all your best arguments why "menstruator" is bad, properly articulated.

[coochiequeens]

This is the perfect example of how transwomen have male socialization. He does something tasteless and gets criticized by women. And instead of looking inward and asking himself if there are more productive ways of breaking down gender roles (like maybe showing himself doing laundry and how to take care of clothes instead of collecting more props) he calls the women hateful.

A controversial male social media influencer is sparking backlash after an Instagram video he made scolding women began to circulate on soci

A controversial male social media influencer is sparking backlash after an Instagram video he made scolding women began to circulate on social media. In the video, Jeffery Marsh, who identifies as non-binary, addressed a past sponsorship he had been offered to promote tampons and other feminine hygiene products.

Last month, Marsh posted a video to his Instagram page speaking to “the ladies of Twitter, especially” over “hate” he received for a tampon ad campaign he took part in. After being uploaded to other social media platforms, the video began to spark backlash, amassing hundreds of critical comments from women concerned about female erasure.

In the video, Marsh addresses the “hate” he received for a paid campaign he took part in with feminine hygiene product brand This is L. The partnership had actually taken place in 2020, but had recently begun receiving new attention after images from the photoshoot with Marsh were shared on Twitter once again.

As new comments began to pile under his campaign photos, Marsh filmed a video addressing his reasons for taking part in a tampon promotion. 

“I made the video for 2 reasons. So that women would feel less stigmatized, so that people who menstruate would feel less stigmatized,” Marsh said, noting that menstruation is often seen as “gross, disgusting, a joke” by “cis” men. 

Calling himself a “non-binary person who does not menstruate,” Marsh claimed his intentions behind taking the paid gig were to help end the stigma associated with periods. He continued: “And then the hate came for me,” and scolded the women who took issue with his participation in the tampon promotion, claiming that they were “policing” gender by criticizing him.

“We should be working together. The more you police your gender role the more you are policing the idea that one gender role is the best. I will keep fighting for your rights even if you hate me to my core because women are not second class citizens.”

Marsh’s claimed reasons for his participation in the ad campaign fell flat on social media, with many pointing out that Marsh frequently uses the term “TERF” when addressing women who vocally support the basic rights and safeguarding of women and children. TERF – an acronym standing for “trans exclusionary radical feminist” – is often used in a derogatory fashion and coupled with threats and abuse.

Jeffrey Marsh is well-known amongst advocates for women’s rights and child safeguarding due to his catalogue of videos denying the existence of biological sex, as well as those where he directly addresses the “kids” in his audience. Marsh has advocated people to go “no contact” with families or relatives who invalidate their gender identity, and has advised parents to provide“gender affirming care” for their children.

Marsh’s most recent video on his past collaboration also referenced popular trans-identified male influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who similarly defended his decision to become a spokesperson for Tampax last year. Both Tampax and This is L, the brand Marsh promoted, are owned by mega-conglomerate Proctor & Gamble. 

In 2020, This is L partnered with the Phluid Project in a promotional video featuring individuals of varying “gender identities” to spread the message that periods are not specific to females. Amongst the “queer” influencers who shilled their “gender neutral” menstrual products were Blair Imani and Alok Vaid-Menon. 

Phluid is a “gender free” clothing and lifestyle brandbased in New York which also often involves itself in trans activism. On its website, Phluid states that it “…support[s] the most at risk of the LGBTQIA+ community [by] supporting trans-led organizations.” Phluid has provided direct support to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, which provides assistance to incarcerated males who wish to change their gender or be moved to a women’s institution. 

Among the inmates the SRLP has worked with are convicted child murderer Synthia Chyna Blast, who was invited to be part of their prisoner action committee, and Xena Grandichelli, who raped a toddler yet assisted with SRLP’s community outreach. 

This is L also features multiple partners on their site, most of which equally propagate that women are not the only ones who menstruate. In particular, the Period Project, which strongly advocates for “gender neutral” language around menstruation.

On its website, the Period Project writes: “Not all women menstruate, and not all menstruators are women. At The Period Project, we are dedicated to supporting all menstruators, and we want to make sure our fight for menstrual equity is gender inclusive. We use the term ‘menstruators’ to refer to all people who experience menstruation, including cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid individuals.”

[nolossforwords]

just found out that throughout history, people believed menstrual blood could do everything from destroy crops to make a dog instantly lose its mind. INSTANTLY i say! female empowerment amiright??

[sameore]

The Fiery Pit of Pleasure.

So, here is... The Fiery Pit of Pleasure.

If Angel Dust got to find out earlier that the infamous Radio Demon happened to be a trans man fellow, he also got to discover... something else. Dark secrets, to say so...

Illustration initially meant for the 3rd chapter of my fanfiction "Behind The Tainted Curtains" (adult audience only!)

In fact, this comic page is longer than that... but here is the "soft" version of it for Tumblr.

(For the full page, eh... well, you can go investigate on Twitter or AO3)

I have yet to admit I really like the concept of Alastor being a “secret” (somewhat unreachable? prudish?) character, despite his eccentricity. It also offers us a perspective open for various interpretations.

[toastymangoes]

why does my abdomen hurt so much? my period has not yet begun! am i dying??

*wipes*

oh.

[sane-one]

Periods in your 20's v/s 40's

Most of us may think that isn't it the same bleeding, cramps and PMS. But no, your menstrual cycle changes as you grow and here's how periods can differ in your 20's and 40's.

Periods in your 20's

In your teens, when you just started bleeding, you re still adjusting to the cycle and there's always an unexpected surprise apperance. But as you reach your 20's, your cycle gets more consistent.

The cycle is more or less fixed and is monthly. Not to mention the start of the unpleasant symptoms of breast tenderness, PMS and nasty cramps. Many menstruators around this age start taking hormonal pills due to various reasons. The pill triggers changes to your flow, making it lighter, less pain and PMS or more regularised periods.

In fact, birth control pills prevent ovulation, and without ovulation, there's no uterine lining buildup that has to be shed, this can result in no flow.

Periods in your 40's

It's the beginning of more changes, including perimenopausal hormonal fluctuations, which are precursors to menopause. Your body starts preparing for menopause. These hormone fluctuations cause ovulation to be more irregular, and your estrogen level change means you could start experiencing missed periods, a heavier flow, spotting between periods, and longer stretches of PMS.

During perimenopause your periods can be less predictable and even if ovulation is erratic, you can still get pregnant. A woman isn't in menopause until her periods have ceased for at least a year.

Take care and make sure to note your change in cycle.

~Lokeshwari H Naidu

Team @lemmebegirls

[the-shadows-request-candy-corn]

Trans/Nonbinary/Genderfluid Science PSA

So, uh, I might know someone who needs to hear this. Or they might not. Anyway, uh, whether they do or don’t, I doubt they’ll see this, and I’m anxious about telling them directly, but, anyway, just in case they need it and they do see it, and for everyone else out there that needs to hear this, here goes:

Your period does not make you less of a male/enby etc. You’ve got a waterfall of blood pouring from you for a week? That’s hecking metal dude. Blood is super edgy and scientifically fascinating. You’re craving things and hungry all the time? You are a force of nature that devours any and all in your path. You’re cranky and emotional? You are an ambiguous tempestuous entity of rage and sorrow, emotions which are universal to males, females, nonbinary, and intersex individuals.

Your period doesn’t make you a woman. It makes you a primordial god, risen from their/his slumber in a pool of his/their own blood, ready to unleash your terrible and glorious power upon the world. And for trans females? As a feral life scientist, I can tell you that the vast majority of female organisms don’t menstruate. Actually, I think only humans are capable of menstruation? I might be wrong, there might be others, but the point is, you are still a woman, And not every cis woman gets her period either! Women in menopause or taking certain medications or who had ovariohysterectomies don’t menstruate. Does that mean they’re not women? Of course not! Bodies and their functions are weird, gross, and fascinating, but they don’t have to define you

You are all so valid and I love you so much. <3