Transgender and non-binary people are often excluded from the conversation on "period poverty."
The state has been progressive on the issue, becoming the third state to end the “tampon tax” in 2016, and introducing and implementing several bills into law in 2021 and 2022.
This lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, education or waste management is referred to as period poverty, or menstrual poverty.
Period poverty is a global issue experienced by millions of people, especially houseless, low-income and Black and Brown communities.
