There's very little sexual education in Arkansas, said researcher Dina Benbrahim. And with new laws that are queer phobic and trans phobic, it's even harder to talk about menstruation as it touches this demographic. The design of a period product dispenser at the Medium is meant to combat those attitudes. Its opaque look is meant to convey transparency. The orange neon color is purposefully something hard to ignore. “It's there in your face, it's about menstruation and in that context, celebrated,” she said. (Courtesy photos).
An experimental program called Hello Departures is making period products easily accessible to all locals who menstruate through a partnership between the Kind Project and the Medium in downtown Springdale.
