Tampons have been in the news lately with menstruators in Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S. fighting to lift the tax on feminine hygiene products. For those who don’t know, this means these...

In the fifth grade, I was handed a parcel wrapped in purple floral cellophane. Its contents?  A mini deodorant, panty-liners, two maxi pads and two tampons. I was officially a woman. With a pad as my...