John Rachal's Blog

No doubt you have read that the Florida legislature is finally considering legislation that will ban any talk of menstruation in public schools prior to grade six. But perhaps you have not seen other developments in this vexed area. As a public service, allow me to take this opportunity to share some of those developments as revealed in recent Florida newspaper headlines in case you might have missed them:

FLORIDA LEGISLATION BANS ELEVEN-YEAR OLD GIRLS FROM TALKING ABOUT MENSTRUATION ANYWHERE IN STATE

GIRLS CAUGHT TALKING ABOUT PERIODS WILL BE SUBJECT TO $10K FINES AND EIGHT YEAR PRISON TERMS; SECOND OFFENSE COULD RESULT IN LIFE PRISON TERM

GOVERNOR TO HIRE 30,000 MENSTRUATION POLICE TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE BOTH IN PUBLIC AND AT HOME

MENSTRUATION POLICE TO BE PAID THROUGH HIGHER TAXES ON TAMPONS, CALLED “USER FEES” BY GOVERNOR

DESANTIS PROPOSES TAMPON RECYCLING PLANT

PEDIATRICIANS AND MOTHERS SUBJECT TO TWENTY-YEAR PRISON TERMS FOR DISCUSSING MENSTRUATION WITH GIRLS UNDER FIFTEEN

GOVERNOR SAYS EARLY PERIODS NOT REAL: “GIRLS’ BODIES HAVE WAY OF SHUTTING THAT WHOLE THING DOWN” 

TEN-YEAR OLD GIRL STARTS PERIOD IN SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS; SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER KNOCKS HER UNCONSCIOUS BEFORE SHE CAN OPEN MOUTH

FEMALE FLORIDA RESIDENTS OVER 18 NOW REQUIRED TO REPORT EACH MENSTRUAL CYCLE TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE: “NO EXCEPTIONS” 

GOVERNOR’S MOTHER REMINDS HIM THAT POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN DON’T HAVE PERIODS

GOVERNOR DENIES ACCUSATIONS OF BEING WOKEAHOLIC; SAYS CAN STOP ANYTIME HE WANTS TO

GOVERNOR ASKS RALLY WHAT OTHER LEGISLATION NEEDED TO HELP GIRLS AND WOMEN

GOVERNOR ADMITS UNDER HYPNOSIS HE STILL HAS WET DREAMS ABOUT YOUNG GIRLS MENSTRUATING

FEMALE LEGISLATORS PROPOSE HEAVY FINES FOR BOYS TALKING ABOUT WET DREAMS

TRUMP CALLS DESANTIS “TAMPON RON”