{"id":16235,"date":"2019-10-18T14:40:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T12:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=16235"},"modified":"2019-10-18T14:43:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T12:43:46","slug":"national-period-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/national-period-day\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s No Excuse Not To Rally This National Period Day. PERIOD."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s that time of year again. On October 19th we celebrate National Period Day by taking to the streets with unity chants and signs saying \u201cAnything you can do, we can do bleeding.\u201d But be careful, while this may just sound like a mob of angry babes, there might just be a chance that our periods will sync up. And then who knows what will happen. We may even end up raiding convenience stores of their chocolate and icecream stock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Menstrual Movement<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All jokes aside &#8211; the Menstrual Movement has some important things to say. It\u2019s not just us bragging about how we can bleed for a week straight and still survive. We\u2019re discussing issues like the period tax, and how women on average can spend $11,000 in their lifetime on period products. That\u2019s a whole lot of wasted staycations, dirty martinis, or whatever else it is you\u2019re into.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want equitable access to menstrual hygiene. Actually, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we demand it<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u2019s why we\u2019re joining the coalition by PERIOD, a non-profit organization with the mission to eliminate period poverty with education and advocacy. Now that\u2019s something we can get behind. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are currently 25 states in the U.S. that still have sales tax on period products, while men\u2019s products, like Viagra, are considered \u201cessential.\u201d You know what\u2019s essential to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human life<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; periods!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Important Facts About Period Poverty &amp; The \u201cTampon Tax\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Yes, these are real stats)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average menstruator menstruates for 2,281 days in their lifetimes. That\u2019s more than 6 years altogether.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past year, 1 in 4 women have struggled financially to decide between period products and meals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In CA alone, over 20 million dollars were spent by menstruators.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rogaine is considered an \u201cessential\u201d good, while period products are not.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some states, items like cotton candy and gun club memberships are excluded from luxury tax, while, again, period products are not.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Let\u2019s Rally Up The Squad<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If all this intrigues you, and you want to celebrate with us this National Period Day, PERIOD has organized rally efforts in every state to raise awareness on this issue. To find your nearest rally, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalperiodday.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.nationalperiodday.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and bust out those crafting skills on an epic sign and outfit to match. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or just join in on the important fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Also, absolutely everyone is welcome. Women\u2019s rights issues are human rights issues. Wouldn\u2019t you rather your girlfriends be able to treat you to a night out or afford period products? The answer should be both. And we can make that possible by making these issues part of the discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We here at Intimina work intimately with issues surrounding menstruation, offering menstrual cups that save money (because they last YEARS), save Mother Earth (because one cup does the job of 3,250 tampons), and keep us healthy (without dryness and order while remaining comfortable). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal is to provide as much information and as many products to help menstruators through every stage of life. We\u2019re all in this together and we stand among you and behind this cause this National Period Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This poverty issue is solvable. Menstrual hygiene is not a privilege. Help us eliminate the bloody unfair sales tax on menstrual products. <\/span><b>\u00a1Vulva La Resistance!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again. On October 19th we celebrate National Period Day by taking to the streets with unity chants and signs saying \u201cAnything you can do, we&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":16236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Where Will You Be Rallying on National Period Day?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rally with us this National Period Day and help us end the unfair tax on menstrual products. It\u2019s going to be bloody fun! 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