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Att: rooster and other like conservatives: Be wiser. Be smarter. Be more considerately empathetic. America does not hold public hangings anymore. America, Australia and other nations are less officially and overtly racist than in the past. More people in more countries are less homophobic now. Also, today in many countries other minorities are being less discriminated against. Don't be consciously ignorant, as so many of Trump's people clearly are content to be. Don't continue to fall for the 'radical' tag. Help to make consideration and empathy ever more mainstream worldwide. See again:

"Republicans tag Walz as “Tampon Tim” over his menstrual products law
From CNN's Tami Luhby and Sydney Topf
Supporters of former President Donald Trump are calling attention to a new Minnesota law requiring public schools to stock menstrual products in both their girls and boys bathrooms in an effort to paint Gov. Tim Walz as a far-left liberal for accommodating transgender students.
P - Walz, whom Vice President Kamala Harris tapped Tuesday as her running mate, signed the bill into law last year. It took effect January 1 and mandates that school districts and charter schools provide free menstrual products in all restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12. The measure has led some in the Trump camp to label Walz “Tampon Tim.”
P - In a state House committee hearing last year, the bill’s sponsor, state Democratic Rep. Sandra Feist, urged her fellow lawmakers to reject an amendment from a Republican colleague that would have inserted the word “female” in the bill.
P - “Not all students who menstruate are female,” she said, noting that non-female
students who menstruate face greater stigma and barriers
to asking for period products. “We need to make sure
all students have access to these products.”
P - Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign’s national press secretary, called Walz a “radical” on Fox News Tuesday, adding that his support for such policies is dangerous for women’s health.
[INSERT: Note now how Leavitt uses the i'm a woman in a tricky, disingenuously
dishonest attempt to portray all other woman as lacking empathy as she does.]
“As a woman, I think there is no greater threat to our health than leaders who support gender-transition surgeries
for young minors, who support putting tampons in men’s bathrooms in public schools,” Leavitt said.
“Those are radical policies that Tim Walz supports. He actually signed a bill to do that.”
P - The online brouhaha led Hillary Clinton, who unsuccessfully challenged Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign, to clap back, posting on X: “How nice of the Trump camp to help publicize Gov. Tim Walz’s compassionate and common-sense policy of providing free menstrual products to students in Minnesota public schools! Let’s do this everywhere.” Clinton included an image of Walz’s face on a tampon box that was posted on X by Chaya Raichik, who created the far-right site “Libs of TikTok.”
P - Walz has taken several steps to protect transgender Minnesotans. Last year, he signed an executive order that directed Minnesota agencies to do whatever they could to protect and support Minnesotans seeking gender-affirming health care services. He also signed “trans refuge” legislation that safeguarded access to such care and another law that banned conversion therapy, a discredited practice that aims to change someone’s understanding of their gender identity or sexual orientation.
–CNN’s Jen Christensen contributed to this story."

Yet again the ignorant, cold, divisiveness of the Trump campaign raises it's ugly head.

Talking about periods beyond gender

The language we use is important.

by Jen Bell, PhD
— Updated: Apr 27, 2017 | Published: Nov 9, 2017

Talking about menstruation is important because it helps to dismantle cultures of shame and misinformation that have been around for thousands of years. It can be incredibly empowering to exchange ideas, experiences and information about periods. At the same time, it can be alienating for those who are left out of the discussion.

Some cisgender women (assigned female at birth) don’t have periods due to menopause, stress, disease or a hysterectomy. They may have never started menstruating due to a variety of medical conditions or they may be transgender or intersex. At the same time, there are people who menstruate who aren’t cisgender women. They might be trans men, intersex, genderqueer or nonbinary.

Menstruation is a biological function; it’s not a “woman thing.” It’s an experience
that can be highly variable, and mean different things to different people. It’s
not necessary to gender body parts or bodily functions. We can demystify
and destigmatize menstruation without shutting anyone out.

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Clue uses gender neutral language to be more inclusive
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In the past, feminists were mocked for demanding changes to sexist language, but it’s now common to say firefighter instead of fireman, flight attendant rather than stewardess, and doctor in place of lady doctor.

It might seem awkward right now to say “people who menstruate” or “people with cycles” but this is just like changing other biased language. It’s more accurate than saying “women” and using a non-gendered term also helps to make vital health information available to everyone who needs it—whatever their gender.

Even if they’re intended to be more inclusive, phrases like “female genitalia” or “female-bodied person” are alienating to some trans people. Such terms may label people’s bodies in terms they don’t identify with. These phrases may be difficult to replace, but it’s not impossible. Which term is most appropriate and respectful depends on the context.

Perhaps you want to say something to people who have a specific body part, like “people with vulvas” or “people with cervixes.” Maybe you’re talking about people who have bodies that function in a certain way: “people who can become pregnant” or “people who menstruate.” Then there are those affected by certain medical procedures: “people who need mammograms.”
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LGBTQIA+
The science behind periods and gender
Trans inclusion does not exclude women. We are here to explain why.
by Sarah Toler, DNP, CNM
https://helloclue.com/articles/lgbt/the-science-behind-periods-and-gender

Another option is to discuss the topic without referring to a certain group of people. We can simply say “Pap smears should be done regularly” or “Menstrual sponges can be used instead of pads or tampons to collect period blood.” That way people can read the statement and accept it as relevant or irrelevant to them, without having to identify with a certain gender or group.

The language we use is important.

People who do not fit within the common definition of “women” can become easily isolated, marginalized, stigmatized and discriminated against. When diseases and health care issues are gendered, it becomes more difficult for trans and gender nonconforming people to access healthcare.

Our bodies do not determine our identities, and we are so much more than merely bodies. It’s important for all of us to have a context for our experiences and a way of talking about them. We can all be part of changing the dialogue about menstruation, and, by extension, health. People of all genders have periods, and barrier-free access to support and information benefits us all.

Clue is a health app with a focus on certain aspects of health including menstruation, contraception, pregnancy, and menopause—among others. We are constantly evaluating better ways to describe this focus that moves beyond the idea that woman = uterus.

Within the Clue app and our customer support conversations, we do our best to remain gender neutral, but in some of our English-language marketing we use the term “female health” to describe what we do .. https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/accessibility-gendered-language-at-clue . Clue is currently available in 15 languages and each one offers unique challenges and possibilities .. https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/word-nerds-and-gender-benders . For now, we feel that using the word female makes our app and company story more accessible to people who are not familiar with evolving language around gender.

Do you have ideas for a non-gendered way to describe what we do at Clue?
If you identify with these issues, please feel free to contact us at [e-mail] .. [e-mail] .. with your feedback. We would love to hear from you. Also, follow us on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram for more about LGBTQIA+ health.

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About Clue
Diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of Clue
Diversity, equity and inclusion are not end states. Like all real values, they are living concepts
to which we must give meaning in the actual circumstances of our work.
by Carrie Walter

https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/talking-about-periods-beyond-gender