A sex educator explains why we should talk about our periods
Hebe is a sex educator from England, who is writing her dissertation on vaginas. Periods unite her and people in her life.
‘Menstruation Around the World’ is a series, which tries to show the variety of menstrual experiences around the world. How do different people experience their period? How do different cultures deal with the topic? What products are used during menstruation? These are all questions that we ask ourselves and that we would like to ask many more people. So, let’s ask!
Hebe is a sex educator from England, who is writing her dissertation on vaginas. Periods unite her and people in her life.
Ihre Periode ist für Naiema eine Reinigung von Emotionen. Endometriose und Adenomyose verursachen dabei jedoch starke Schmerzen.
In our interview Hilma shares her story of getting her first period at school and talks about her teachers awesome reaction when she started bleeding.
Almas is from India where the period taboo still runs deep. In our interview, she shares her story of how she became comfortable talking about menstruation.
In this interview Katharina shares about all her different feelings towards her period: excitement, anger, indifference, cycle awareness… Nowadays she says: ‘I am in love with my period.’
In this interview Mara shares, in a very honest way, her long journey towards more self acceptance, love and embracing your period.
Janelle tells us which products make her period easier to manage – even as a certified nurse she has only been introduced to them a couple of years ago.
The days when SJ has his menstruation are finally over thanks to taking testosterone. He talks to us about periods as a transman.
Menstruation around the world is a new series from Vulvani, which seeks to show the diversity of menstrual experiences around the world.
…and empower countless women to make empowered choices about their bodies!
