On Saturday 6 June, JK Rowling quote tweeted an article with the title: “Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate."
Rowling took issue with the phrasing, tweeting: “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”
The tweet sparked criticism, with some users taking issue with Rowling appearing to define women as “people who menstruate”.
In response to Rowling’s tweet, some Twitter users highlighted that transgender men experience menstruation, transgender women don’t, and other gender identities across the spectrum could also experience periods as well.
This is GREAT!! If this catches on in the frum world, it will spawn an entire literature of Hilchos Niddah for menstruating men. CAN'T WAIT!!
