Why do gay men use tampons

More cis women exist than whoever else you think gets periods. Along the current fucked up path that is often used to raise boys, men were taught that feminine qualities and emotions are not acceptable; they learned that boys who like boys and boys who once lived as girls are not real men.

But more needs to be added to the conversation. Men can use tampons for various reasons, like stopping nosebleeds or wound care. It is absolutely okay for people to assume the tampons men are buying are for them.

A Finnish brand has developed the world’s first ‘tampon for men’ – but trans activists question if this is the right approach. This article was originally published on April 18, Here's everything you need to know about period poverty, and why free menstrual products are good for women, men, and nonbinary people alike.

So, what about men? Culture has bred toxic masculinity and now it has to abort it. Okay, stranger who sounds like they are bringing a lot of privilege to the conversation, this is why I need to comment on every single period post ever made. Bleeding does not strip away masculinity, and the body is nothing to be ashamed of.

I tried to explain some of this to my closed-minded commenter. In fact, on top of uteruses being jerks—with all of the monthly cramping, gas, and bloody mess—menstruation for transgender men and nonbinary people can be traumatizing and add to everyday body dysphoria.

Along with ego, cis men need to let go of their homo and trans phobias. Men need to be reminded that other men can and do bleed and there is nothing inherently embarrassing or wrong about that. Straight, cisgender men.

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And what about the transgender women who will never go through the rite of passage of getting a period? This was specifically meant to tell men to grow the fuck up and stop being dicks when they need to buy tampons. Choose tampons without applicators for ease of use (67%) or with applicators for comfort (33%).

Because trans men are men and nonbinary folks may identify as male as well, either through gender fluidity or a combination of male and female genders.

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Because they do. I have lots to say about this, but I simply commented that some dudes do get periods. Being a man is not about having a penis, and being a man may include getting a period. My depression worsens and my sense of worth is gone during this time.

That shit needs to go too. When purchasing, focus on absorbency (light to heavy flow) and size (regular or super). Bleeding fucking sucks, but some trans girls are very hurt by the knowledge that their body cannot do what their brain thinks it should and what their heart wants it to do.

My point was not to cradle the male ego by any stretch, but to check it and toughen it, specifically the ego of cisgender men who are too squeamish to support the menstruating people in their lives. Because until I am included in the conversation, I am going to keep inviting myself into it.

The bloating, the swollen breasts, and the fucking exaggerated reminders that my body is not what I want it to be cause me to hate my body more.