Posted on 01/12/2020 3:49:09 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Safety concerns and a lack of access to menstruation products are among the issues trans and gender-nonconforming people face during "that time of the month."
When transgender model and activist Kenny Ethan Jones experienced his first period, he faced both physical and psychological pain. Initially, Jones, who had not yet come out as trans at the time, felt like he was losing control and didnt understand what was happening to his body. However, one thing was clear: He didnt feel like himself.
I didnt believe that having periods would be a part of my lived experience, Jones told NBC News. I felt isolated; everything about periods was tailored to girls, yet me, a boy, was experiencing this and nothing in the world documented that.
He currently experiences a wide range of challenges with his monthly bleeding, especially when it comes to getting his hands on menstrual hygiene products.
Having a period already causes me a lot of [gender] dysphoria, but this dysphoria becomes heightened when I have to shop for a product that is labeled as womens health and in most cases, is pretty and pink, Jones explained.
Some transgender and gender-nonconforming people who menstruate, like Jones, say when the products are categorized as womens products, they can feel alienated and may even avoid purchasing them altogether.
Ive definitely seen a positive shift with the discussion around women experiencing periods, but the stigma towards trans men, nonbinary and intersex individuals having them is still alive and well, said Jones, who gained attention in 2018 when he was the face of a U.K.-based menstruation companys ad campaign. People are still reluctant to the idea that its not only women that experience periods.
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so its a woman pretending its ok to call herself a man and shes upset there aren’t any availible mens menstruation products.. . This is so messed up I really feel stupid.
“We’re talking about women who are pretending to be men.”
THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THIS CRAP UP!
I thought I was losing my mind, reading this BS!
I think before all this crap became acceptable they were better off. Theyd play their little dress up games in private. Or go to special places like fire island and do whatever they do amongst their own kind.
Keep it private, Nancy.
Men dont have periods... if you are menstratinf you are a woman!
Period.
There is no such thing as trans gender... simply mental illness, that has not been properly treated.
They are shocked (shocked!!) that their periods won’t stop because they imagine they are men. Biology is a b!tch, huh?
They should try Midol. It’s helped me through some difficult periods.
Would people reporting on mental illnesses please use terminology commonly accepted by the non mentally ill segment of society!? This makes it much easier for us to understand what is really going on. Just because some mentally defective wants to pretend to be another real or imaginary gender does not mean we obligated to play along with the sick fantasy.
Don’t know about that.
I'll never forget the time, years ago, when my wife sent me to the supermarket to get her some tampons. "Oh, and while you're there," she said, just as I was walking out the door, "pick up a bottle of ketchup."
WTAF???!!??
Right
Right
You’re bloody well right....
and I care, why???. Deal with it.
This is what happens when society advances to the point where people don't actually have to work for a living.
Sometimes it’s hard being a man(a real man).
Democrats are evil scum.
Just wait until these psychopaths hit menopause.
I couldnt even follow this. I finally gave up. Is it a he pretending to be a she, or a she who thinks shes a he?
Either way... if periods are so distressing just wait until menopause kicks in!
The way I remember who we are talking about is whenever the “trans” acts as a adjective, just think “false”
Thus a “trans” man is a “false” man or, as we normals understand it, a woman pretending to be a man.
And a “trans” woman, is a man pretending to be a woman.
Clear as mud.
The way I remember who we are talking about is whenever the trans acts as a adjective, just think false
Thus a trans man is a false man or, as we normals understand it, a woman pretending to be a man.
And a trans woman, is a man pretending to be a woman.
Clear as mud.
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