Queer Collective Podcast

Periods ARE NOT a Women’s Issue? ft. Elgin of The Period Purse

Episode Summary

We're diving headfirst into the question: Are periods solely a “women's issue”? Join the conversation as we explore the often overlooked world of trans menstruation. From unraveling the mysterious history of menstruation to empowering you with ways to degender your menstrual vocabulary, we're covering it all. Plus, we'll be sharing personal insights into the trans menstruation experience and shedding light on the critical intersections of period poverty thanks to our guest Elgin Pecjak (petz-yak) (he/him), who is a queer, trans researcher. He is finishing up his Ph.D. at University of Ottawa in Feminist and Gender Studies on the topic of reproductive technology use among transgender and gender diverse AFAB folks. . Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor....Vizzy Hard Seltzer: https://www.vizzyhardseltzer.ca/en-CA CONTACT OUR GUEST Elgin Pecjak : Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/elgin-pecjak-395a6421b/ Instagram @eapecjak Academia.edu https://uottawa.academia.edu/ElginPecjak CONTACT US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queer.collective/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queer.collective.to/ Website: https://www.queercollectiveto.com/ Email: queer.collective.to@gmail.com

Episode Notes

We're diving headfirst into the question: Are periods solely a “women's issue”? Join the conversation as we explore the often overlooked world of trans menstruation. From unraveling the mysterious history of menstruation to empowering you with ways to degender your menstrual vocabulary, we're covering it all. Plus, we'll be sharing personal insights into the trans menstruation experience and shedding light on the critical intersections of period poverty thanks to our guest Elgin Pecjak (petz-yak) (he/him), who is a queer, trans researcher. He is finishing up his Ph.D. at University of Ottawa in Feminist and Gender Studies on the topic of reproductive technology use among transgender and gender diverse AFAB folks.  

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Vizzy Hard Seltzer: https://www.vizzyhardseltzer.ca/en-CA

CONTACT THE PERIOD PURSE

Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/theperiodpurse/

Website: https://www.theperiodpurse.com/links.html

CONTACT ELGIN

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elgin-pecjak-395a6421b/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eapecjak/

Academia.edu: https://uottawa.academia.edu/ElginPecjak

CONTACT US

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queer.collective/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queer.collective.to/

Website: https://www.queercollectiveto.com/  

Email: queer.collective.to@gmail.com