Boys Don't Bleed

Male Periods? How to Stay Sane in a Mad World

Menstruation, it seems, isn't just for women these days. That's the message that "transgender artist" Cass Clemmer is trying to get across1 in a recent Facebook post, in which "they" (that's the pronoun that Clemmer prefers) share a photo of "themselves" freebleeding, accompanied by a poem. In the photo, Clemmer, who identifies as a "transgender, non-binary person," is sitting on a park bench, staring mournfully into a camera. Her hair is cropped, and she is wearing masculine clothes. She holds a sign that reads, "Periods Are Not Just For Women, #BleedingWhileTrans."

Clemmer's post has been celebrated by the media. The London...

 

is the managing editor of The Natural Family, the quarterly publication of the International Organization for the Family.

This article originally appeared in Salvo, Issue #43, Winter 2017 Copyright © 2024 Salvo | www.salvomag.com https://salvomag.com/article/salvo43/boys-dont-bleed

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