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Lizzo Blesses Us With Gender-Affirming Shapewear Just in Time for Transgender Day of Visibility
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(Style)
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... packing, tucking, or padding can help people adjust their appearance to match their gender expression. However, most of these practices are uncomfortable, and sometimes dangerous, to use for long periods ...
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Created on 31 March 2023
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I’ve Been In Five Cults. It Was Three Too Many
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(Living)
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... of his clinical advice was blatantly wrong. He said that humans barely needed to eat and that it was fine if I stopped having periods because “ancient people” didn’t menstruate monthly. His logic couldn’t ...
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Created on 23 March 2023
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Paid Menstrual Leave, Reproductive Rights, and Safe Abortions Are More Than Just Feminist Pipe Dreams in Spain, They're Realit
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(Feminism)
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...
The legislation makes Spain the first European country to offer paid menstrual leave. Anyone who experiences painful periods (so, everyone who experiences a period except for god, herself, probably?) ...
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Created on 24 February 2023
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SUNDANCE DISPATCH— #3 Orgasms, Periods and Jeremy Allen White
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(Movies)
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Here’s another batch of stand out movies from the Sundance Film Festival, hoping these all get picked up and play in a theater near you this year.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE
This amazing documentary ...
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Created on 23 January 2023
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How Much Should I Worry About Monkeypox (MPX)? Dr. Carol Queen Tells You Everything You Need To Know About the Latest STD.
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(Sex)
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... where people are in close contact for long periods of time. Researchers have even found the virus on the toilets of MPX patients.
There is a test for monkeypox, but you might need to advocate for yourself ...
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Created on 19 January 2023
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A Trailer for the Film Adaptation of Judy Blume's "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" is He
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(Movies)
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... ode to girlhood and everything it entails–periods, shaving nicks, training bras, hairspray fumes, crushes, first kisses, and best friends. But, the behind-the-scenes content has been just as hilarious: ...
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Created on 13 January 2023
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TikTok Creators Are Warning About Harmful Chemicals In Period Products. Are They Right?
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(Living)
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Recently, TikTok creators have been warning women about harmful ingredients in our period products that we should be aware of. On average women have around 450 periods in their lifetime, for most women ...
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Created on 12 January 2023
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Why Cold Water Swimming is the Healing Practice You Need to Try this New Year
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(Living)
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... help calm your mind and body.
Work Your Way Up
To get the benefits of cold-water immersion, you don't need long periods of time in the water. Start small (even just a minute or two) and build up your ...
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Created on 22 December 2022
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Queer Period Pieces Like Abbi Jacobson's "A League Of Their Own" Are A Reminder That LGBTQ Rights Are Still Under Atta
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(TV)
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... digital app to track female-athletes' periods.
With well-funded, stunningly popular ideologues at the helm and acquiescence from party leadership, the MAGA movement is pedaling a 1930s style anti-knowledge, ...
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Created on 13 October 2022
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Apparently, the State of Florida Wants to Know About Your Period
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(Feminism)
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... period to the start of another?
How many periods have you had in the last year?
What was the longest time between periods in the last year?
These questions raise various red flags ...
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Created on 07 October 2022
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Your Vagina Wants To Say Hi: Why I Tried "Vabbing" And You Should, To
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(Sex)
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... the pervasive rhetoric of shame in the context of public school sex education classes, secrecy around periods, and portrayals of bodies in media. Of course, vabbing may not be for everyone, but calling ...
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Created on 21 July 2022
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In a Post-Roe v. Wade World, People Are Being Urged To Delete Their Period Tracking Apps. Is That Necessary Though?
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(Feminism)
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... from an illness like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), for which one of the most common symptoms is having fewer than nine periods in a year. Such a symptom can only be identified by accurately tracking ...
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Created on 05 July 2022
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Period Poverty in the United States is More Common Than You Think: The Tampon Shortage Will Only Make it Worse
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(Living)
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... homeless women about their periods in 2016, and revealed reusable products, though seemingly cost efficient, were an unrealistic solution for their interviewees, both sheltered and unsheltered, because ...
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Created on 22 June 2022
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What's A Hot Girl Walk? Plus, 6 Other Ways To Incorporate Physical Activity In Your Da
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(Living)
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... make your bike ride even more fun.
Try Some Ten-Minute Exercises
Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash
HIIT(High-intensity interval training) is an exercise that involves short periods of intense ...
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Created on 24 May 2022
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Jewel Is Back With The R&B and Folk-Influenced "Freewheelin' Woman," Her First Album in 7 Years ...
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(Music)
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... gonna spend two years touring and promoting an album. I’m looking for things that let me work for short periods of time that hopefully get the word out there. The Masked Singer definitely fit that bill. ...
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Created on 02 May 2022
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Popular UK Supermarket Chain Makes Real Change By Switching Up Name of Aisle From 'Feminine Hygiene' To 'Period Product
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(Feminism)
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... 3, 2022
The history of menstruation is chock-full of misinformation. Pseudoscience on periods has been published in the medical community that says that period blood contains toxins. Vaginas ...
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Created on 03 March 2022
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"Roar!: A Collection of Mighty Women" Features Colorful, Painted Portraits of Famous Feminists Throughout Histor
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(Arts)
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... be a woman,” is to embrace all stages of metamorphosis. Success stories begin with inexperience, involve periods of pupa-esque inactivity and, after a struggle, end in mightiness. –Molly Macgilbert
Peggy ...
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Created on 07 February 2022
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Norah Jones' New Holiday LP, "I Dream Of Christmas" Is Chock Full of Re-imagined Classics, Including 6 New and Original Christmas Songs ...
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(Music)
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... year. I Dream of Christmas caps one of the most prolific periods of her career. Since the beginning of 2020, she has also released Sister, an album with her side band Puss N’ Boots (Jones, Sasha Dobson ...
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Created on 29 November 2021
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English TV Presenter Davina McCall Combats the Taboo Topic of Menopause in 2 Channel 4 Documentaries, Helping to Persuade the British Government to Reduce the Cost of Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs ...
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(Feminism)
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... about periods and women’s bodies, the taboo behind discussions about menopause lies in the notion of ageism as McCall reflects in her documentary. Far too often, women are persuaded by the media to prevent ...
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Created on 24 November 2021
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Climate Change is a Feminist Issue That Affects Women and Girls Around the World Way More Than Men. Here's Why That's a Problem, and Ways We Can Fix
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(Feminism)
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... hard when they dry. It is a cause for discomfort, but can also lead to lesions and infections. Women are also the ones spending long periods of time in overly salted water, to find prawns, which may have ...
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Created on 24 November 2021