Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

MTG Is Absurdly Trying To Blame The Tampon Shortage On Trans Men—And Twitter Isn't Having It

MTG Is Absurdly Trying To Blame The Tampon Shortage On Trans Men—And Twitter Isn't Having It
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was criticized after she made the absurd claim transgender men are to blame for a nationwide tampon shortage.

Speaking to host Brian Glenn on the Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN), Greene acknowledged "there’s a shortage of tampons" but added the shortage is happening "because men are buying tampons.”


When asked whether "beta males" are to blame for the tampon shortage, Greene pivoted to blaming trans men specifically, asserting their efforts to "put tampons in men's bathrooms" are part of the “war on women.”

You can hear what Greene said in the video below

Greene later ramped up her oddball and bigoted rhetoric, taking to Twitter to suggest that immigrants are also blame for the nationwide tampon shortage.

Greene said that authorities should consider checking "the warehouses at the border where all the baby formula is stocked floor to ceiling on shelves," repeating misinformation about the status of an ongoing infant formula shortage caused by supply chain disruptions.

In truth, tampons are the latest products to become scarce as a result of global supply chain issues that have been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine, which, as the BBC notes, have made "the raw materials used in sanitary products more costly."

Greene also has a history of dehumanizing transgender people.

She made headlines last year after she raised the anti-trans flag outside her office, which happens to sit directly across from the office of Representative Marie Newman, an Illinois Democrat. Earlier, Newman had raised a trans flag to support her transgender daughter following a contentious debate about the Equality Act, which Greene opposed.

Greene's behavior drew bipartisan criticism, including from Republicans who'd earlier voted to strip her of her committee assignments after she made anti-Semitic remarks and promoted violence against Democrats.

She recently garnered significant criticism after she melted down after someone vandalized an anti-transgender sign she displays outside her office, referring to the culprits as "crazy and deranged."

Many have criticized Greene in the wake of her remarks



Conservative uproar about tampons–and transgender people–have been in the picture long before the tampon shortage became the latest in a long line of supply chain-related woes.

Last month, Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Bridget Barton threw a tantrum over legislation mandating that menstrual hygiene products should be placed in all school restrooms.

The legislation, the Menstrual Dignity Act, or House Bill 3294, is also trans-inclusive and states that school districts, public charter schools, education service districts, community colleges, and public universities "shall ensure that both tampons and sanitary pads are available at no cost to students through dispensers located in at least two student bathrooms of every public school building."

The legislation requires at least two bathrooms in every public school building to have both pads and tampons available free of charge. It went into effect during the 2021-2022 school year and will require all bathrooms to have at least one dispenser beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.

But the bill angered Barton, who called it "an absolute implosion of the family" in a video message posted to her official YouTube and Twitter accounts.

More from People

Keith Urban; Nicole Kidman
Taylor Hill/WireImage

Keith Urban Has Blunt Reaction To Radio Hosts Asking Rude Question About Nicole Kidman

Country star Keith Urban may be married to one of the biggest movie stars in the world, but that doesn't mean he'll tolerate an invasion of privacy.

The singer had a very clear and blunt response to some radio hosts in his native Australia when they asked a prying question about his wife, Nicole Kidman.

Keep ReadingShow less
screenshots from TikTok of users talking about COVID Nimbus variant
@elyse.fox; @flakorub3n_; @jeulz88; @krispyclam/TikTok

Turns Out A Mystery Virus That Feels Like Swallowing Razor Blades Is Just The New COVID Variant

It's hard to believe, but it's been over five years since the terms COVID and coronavirus were introduced to the global public consciousness. The kids who attended much of their first year of high school on Zoom calls have now graduated.

On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled the virus causing the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak "COVID-19"—an abbreviation for COronaVIrus Disease 2019.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from Dove's ad featuring transgender women
Dove

'One Million Moms' Calls For Dove Boycott Over Hair Care Ad Featuring Trans Woman

The vehemently transphobic conservative group One Million Moms (OMM)—an arm of the Christian fundamentalist nonprofit American Family Association (AFA)—called for a boycott of Dove products after the company featured a transgender woman in an advertisement for their Damage Therapy Intensive Repair Conditioner.

The ad garnered attention after it was shared by the social media account Libs of TikTok—run by the anti-LGBTQ+ conservative Chaya Raichik—which described the ad as an example of "another woke company trying to erase women."

Keep ReadingShow less
Alyssa Milano; Julian McMahon
Michael Kovac/Elton John AIDS Foundation/Getty Images; Marcus Ingram/The Surfer/Getty Images

Alyssa Milano Shares Poignant Tribute To 'TV Husband' Julian McMahon After His Death At 56

Actor Julian McMahon lost his battle with cancer at the age of 56 earlier this week, and to say that the Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and Fantastic Four actor touched many lives would be an understatement.

When the news of McMahon's passing went public, his Charmed costar and "TV wife" Alyssa Milano came forward and expressed her sadness and condolences on Instagram. The pair were a favorite couple on Charmed, and it was clear from her post that their care for each other extended beyond the screen.

Keep ReadingShow less

People Who Slept With Their Best Friend Describe The Aftermath

When two people have a deep and meaningful friendship, the question might eventually come up of whether or not they could be more. Agreeing that their friendship might deserve more, they might try to date or at least explore physical intimacy.

But crossing that line carries with it consequences, and it's only once the pair crosses that line that they'll find out if crossing it was good or bad.

Keep ReadingShow less