psa for cis people: it's not "women and people who menstruate," it's just people who menstruate. adding "women and" implies that
- the only relevant women are (menstruating) cis women, so there's no need to add any qualifiers (like "cis")
- womanhood is central to menstruation & menstruation is central to womanhood by unnecessarily bringing up gender right before using a gender neutral phrase
just say people who menstruate. women who menstruate are people. saying "women and people who menstruate" is a nonsense phrase that only serves to soothe the egos of cis women. they can cope with not having their ciswomanhood centered, I promise.
Also if you think that’s “too long”, sometimes you can just say people and the context implies that you’re talking about people who menstruate. A sentence like “people who menstruate should have better access to menstrual hygiene products” and “people should have better access to menstrual hygiene products” mean the same thing. “women with period cramps are so brave” and “people with period cramps are so brave” is another example. just using people in thag context makes it clear you mean people who menstruate.
Also fuck the weird trend of saying women, trans men and femmes to talk about people who menstruate. Or AFAB people. Not all AFABs menstruate not all women or trans men menstruate. And femmes has absolutely nothing to do with menstruation. It’s so baffling thag people genuinely think this is inclusive language.
people who don't menstruate should also have access to period supplies so they can fetch them for friends and family. people who don't get cramps should still know what's a normal level of pain for their coworkers and employees to deal with, how to tell the difference between appendicitis and cramping in their best friend, when years of excruciating periods might indicate endometriosis in their sibling, what the safe amount of acetaminophen or ibuprofen is for their roommate. people who can't get pregnant should still have access to affordable birth control and contraceptives--as well as knowing how common first trimester miscarriages are, to support their partners' right to reproductive control.
everyone benefits from the assumption that men--even perisex cis men--should be involved in supporting and accommodating uterine care issues.



















