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What would happen if men could menstruate and women could not? Clearly, menstruationwould become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event: Men would brag about how long and how much.Young boys would talk about it as the envied beginning of manhood Generals, right-wing politicians, and religious fundamentalists would cite 'mens-truation'as proof that only men could serve God and country in combat If men could menstruate, the power justifications would go on and on. If we let them.
-Steinem, Gloria
'If Men could Menstruate', collected in Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (1983).