Period Action Day (#MIPAD) is Saturday, October 9th and will feature a rally at the Michigan Capitol Lawn as a way to urge lawmakers to help end period poverty.
Feminine hygiene is often treated as a "luxury" instead of a necessity. With recent legislation, Michigan could join 14 other states in eliminating "pink tax."
This would make menstrual products free in women's restrooms on MSU's campus but also to transgender and non-conforming students using men's rooms too.
It's a topic many get uncomfortable with but it's anything but for Cecilia Trevisan as she starts a period-product subscription service and educates young women.