Graphic: See why this Sex coach smears menstrual blood on her face

A sex coach is trying to end the stigma around periods by smearing menstrual blood on her face.

Demetra Nyx, a 26 year old based in California, regularly posts selfies to her Instagram page covered in her blood.She calls it ”powerful”

She said she had her first period aged 12, but was ashamed of it and thought it was disgusting.

She would try and hide her period from boyfriends, and worried about bleeding through her clothes.
Demetra said:

“I was simultaneously embarrassed and fascinated by my period. I felt apologetic about it a lot and tried to hide it from boyfriends.

“Our society teaches us that periods are dirty and inconvenient.

“Ads about menstrual products talk about smelling ‘fresh’ or making us cleaner, implying that our bodies’ natural functions are gross.”

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I will do this every month until people are no longer shocked by it. 🥀 I will do it until little girls stop being taught that the natural functions of their bodies are disgusting and unclean. I will do it until women stop feeling like they can’t have sex on their period because it is gross. I will do it until we stop being embarrassed that we sometimes bleed through our clothing. Through your sheets. The idea isn’t to get everyone to put blood on their face (though – wow – does it make your skin glow!) Rather… if I do something soooo shockingly disgusting and put it out in public… maybe someone somewhere will feel like: “well, if she can do *that*, maybe I don’t have to hate my period after all. Maybe my body isn’t that gross after all.” . Also, it’s fun and I like it 💁🏼‍♀️ . #mybodymychoice #menstruation #witchesofinstagram #blood #witch #fuckyourstandards

A post shared by Demetra Nyx (@demetra_nyx) on May 15, 2018 at 2:51am PDT

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