71. Bloody Victories and Losses with Holly

Welcome back to my ~glamorous~ life!!!!! HAPPY MONDAY AND HAPPY MENSTRUATION MAY !!!!!!!!! This week we have returning guest Holly, host of the Forbidden Fridays Podcast joining us to have a conversation about menstrual victories and losses. We talk about period poverty and the effects it has on menstruators, the pink tax, Scotland's free menstrual products, idiotic period products, some fun stories and much more. LINKS: Forbidden Fridays IG: https://www.instagram.com/forbiddenfridayspodcast/ Forbidden Fridays on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/forbidden-fridays/id1537369312 Forbidden Fridays on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RVldys2HBF9MFHApdIGop?si=148qxjnkQpSm0yBUauH4ew&nd=1 MENSTRUATION NON PROFITS TO LEARN MORE AND DONATE TO: Period - "PERIOD is a youth-fueled nonprofit that strives to eradicate period poverty and stigma through service, education, and advocacy." https://www.period.org/ Freedom 4 Girls - "Missions and aims are to support those who menstruate by challenging the stigmas, taboos and gender inequalities associated with menstruation through education, provision of menstrual health management solutions and actively being at the forefront of the wider campaign against period poverty." https://www.freedom4girls.co.uk/ Dignity Period - "We began our work in Ethiopia to help girls stay in school by providing the supplies and education they need to manage menstruation. We've since brought our mission home, working to end period poverty in our local community of St. Louis." https://www.dignityperiod.org/ Days for Girls - "Days for Girls advances menstrual equity, health, dignity and opportunity for all. We transform periods into pathways." https://www.daysforgirls.org/ Helping Women Period - "Helping Women Period is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, committed to supplying menstrual health products to people that menstruate who are either homeless or low-income." https://www.helpingwomenperiod.org/ The Pad Project - "We are working to promote the health and wellbeing of menstruators by increasing access to affordable, hygienic menstrual products and by funding MHM and SRHR workshops. By providing menstrual products we are also helping students stay in school, which allows them to receive a quality education." https://thepadproject.org/ Women In Training - "Women in Training, Inc. (WIT) is a youth empowerment organization that advocates for menstrual equity, menstrual education, and engages girls and nonbinary youth, ages 10 to 18, in community service and social justice." https://www.womenintraining.org/ I Support The Girls - "Through an international network of Affiliates, I Support the Girls collects and distributes essential items, including bras, underwear, and menstrual hygiene products, allowing women and folx experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or distress to stand tall with dignity. A woman shouldn’t have to choose between feeding herself and her personal health.  Every woman should have the ability to maintain her dignity. Around the globe we're helping girls and women experiencing homelessness, victims of domestic violence, victims of sex trafficking, refugees and evacuees affected by natural disasters." https://isupportthegirls.org/