Last weekend we attended Period Con, there were many panels and speakers and we met a lot of activists that work to make sure everyone who menstruates get menstrual products and they are also working to demolish the taboo around menstruating and the “tampon tax.” One very interesting panel addressed that some men menstruate because they might be trans or might not identify with a gender but they are biological a woman so they have to menstruate. So a few things I learned from that panel was that first, we can refer to them as feminine hygiene products because not only women use them and also when referring to them a hygiene it implies that it is dirty and needs to be cleaned as opposed to just staying clean. So the correct term to refer to them as is “menstrual products.” I felt that the event was very empowering and seeing all of the people there who thought that this was an important issue was amazing. And hearing how people addressed the area that was usually ignored was awesome. I wish that I could be as amazing as the women there. I think that Period Con jump-started our group to get a lot done. Because we met so many amazing people and organizations that it really helped us. Through period con we also got an interview with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen who uses her youtube to be an activist for periods. Period Con was just an amazing experience overall and I am so honored that I got to become a part of it.