What’s Gender?

Gender Identity and Periods

Lex Horwitz (they/them) joins BGP’s Menstrual Sexual and Reproductive Health Manager, Terri Harris (she/her), to chat all things Gender Identity and Periods.

Topics covered include:

  1. Breaking down gender into (a) gender identity, (b) gender expression, and (c) sex (with their definitions and terminology)

  2. How to talk about bodies

  3. The importance of gender neutral and inclusive language in all spaces, and for all people

  4. De-gendering periods

  5. What affirming healthcare, education, and period products looks like

The conversation was held on Instagram Live on April 1st, 2022:

Part 1 (20 mins)

Part 2 (12 mins)

 

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