Posted on 11/27/2023 8:13:29 AM PST by lowbridge
New York state is ditching the terms “feminine hygiene products” and “sanitary napkins” in favor of more inclusive language, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Hochul this month signed into law the Health Equity and Opportunity legislative package, which replaces all instances and variations of the phrases in correction law, public health law and tax law, with gender non-specific terminology like “menstrual products and pads.”
Additionally, the legislative package requires free menstrual products be provided to students in private middle and high schools; requires cosmetologists to receive training in all hair types and patterns, including natural hair types; and designates March 8 each year as International Women’s Day.
The package is aimed at further supporting New York’s commitment to gender inclusivity and providing necessary resources to the state’s youth.
“We know now more than ever before the positive impact inclusivity has on communities, and in New York we’re taking the steps to ensure equity for all from healthcare to haircare,” said Hochul. “From simply updating the way certain products are referred to, to expanding access to vital resources for those who may need them most, as time progresses, so should our laws.”
State Sen. Roxanne J. Persaud, D-Southeast Brooklyn, said the bill to update the state’s language when it comes to menstrual products will help lift the stigma surrounding menstruation, and will aid in New York’s mission toward menstrual equity.
“Outdated terminology perpetuates stigma surrounding menstruation, which ultimately discourages conversations that enable access to basic resources,” said Persaud, who sponsored the bill. “This bill recognizes the simple reality that menstruation is not dirty, but rather a natural bodily function. In so doing, we take another step in lifting the stigma, combatting period poverty, and ensuring equal dignity for all individuals who menstruate throughout New York.”
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Look for cosmetology programs to raise their tuition-none of this comes for free!
LOL, trust in you to post the most appropriate graphic!
Better fix that word MENstruate.
hoochie... feh
Feminists are self-hating women.
and I have to believe he is watching, licking his chops for a comeback.
How stupid....stop wasting our time with this cr**.
Right...that’s why the government insists on putting these female products in the boys bathrooms.
I also thought the term OTR was hilarious.
back to on the rag
THE BEE strikes ag.....on wait.
There can be no peaceful coexistence.
It’s a sign of delusion and/or dementia when one doesn’t come to understand their obvious fate. Women who see their natural function as a “stigma”, are in that category.
Byproduct of “it’s your thing, do whatcha’ wanna do...I can’t tell ya who to sock it to” mentality...with apologies to the Isley brothers...
3 years in solitary for anyone that says “Feminine Hygiene” or “Sanitary Napkins”
A girl I dated in college called it her friend come to visit or sometimes she called it falling off the roof.
Yeah that was over 50 years ago
Yes, menstruation is a natural bodily function. It's also dirty. Bloody, to be specific.
Much the same can be said of urination and defecation.
Next change history classes to herstory classes
She can't answer that ... she's not a biologist.
Whew. She solved all the other problems and can finally address serious issues like what they call tampons and pads. New York must be the best place on earth.
Because men also menstruate and get pregnant.
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