The Welsh Government and Welsh NHS have been criticised for removing the words women and girls from a campaign on periods and using the phrases “people who bleed across Wales” and “those who menstruate” instead.
The Bloody Brilliant campaign has said it will be making changes to its materials following widespread criticism of its decision not to use the words women or girls. It follows the omission of the terms male and female in the new curriculum. The Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Code does not explicitly reference “boys”, “girls”, “straight” or “heterosexual”.
Campaign group Merched Cymru said the latest erasing of the words women and girls from the Welsh Government-funded website Bloody Brilliant - which aims to break taboos and provide information menstruation - and "confusing" wording in the Welsh Government's Period Dignity Action Plan are “dehumanising”. You can get more health news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
