‘New Type Of Misogyny’: Trans Women Fetishizing Periods Is A Slippery Slope
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‘New Type Of Misogyny’: Trans Women Fetishizing Periods Is A Slippery Slope

Amanda Harding

In December, a video of a trans-identifying man hunched over in pain from “menstrual cramps” started making the rounds on TikTok. 

“Trans girl experiences first intense period after HRT,” the text on the video said while showing the user grimacing in pain, then sprawled on a bed with a heating pad. “Why?” the subject asks at one point. “I swear to God if anyone says welcome to womanhood, I will lose my s***,” the TikTok user continued.

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