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These Photos Depict the Illegal Exile of Menstruating Women in South Asia
"It’s an extreme form of violence of menstrual exile, which has physical emotional and psychological consequences. The women are seen as untouchable."
This Indian Festival Is a Fuck-You to All Those Who Think Menstruating Is Still a Taboo
Women in India and Nepal will be protesting and playing games to shatter the prejudice against periods.
Nepalese Women Keep Dying After Being Banished to 'Period Huts'
A centuries-old tradition known as 'chhaupadi' forces people to leave the family home while they're menstruating.
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