Today is #MenstrualHygieneDay . The campaign of Menstrual Hygiene Day - Global has a a special focus this year on #PeriodsInPandemics. One of the reasons we started the LLL sessions (Lockdowned Lesbians Listening) was because 1/5

#MHday2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsInPandemics

we heard from many of you that they were were facing specific challenges with their periods during the lockdown and - obviously- found no information about this in the mainstream media.
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You will find lots of information and ressources on the website http://menstrualhygieneday.org  . Thanks for all the activists who are working on this global advocacy platform that aims to: 3/5

break the silence, raise awareness and change negative social norms around MHM, and engage decision-makers to increase the political priority and catalyse action for MHM, at global, national and local levels.
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And of course, on this day we also pay tribute to #LesbianGenius @MadameGandhi Kiran Gandhi who, in 2015, ran the London Marathon on her period as protest and political statement on free bleeding. 5/5