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Gloria Orwoba Quotes

born 1986

Gloria Orwoba (born 25 May 1986) is a Kenyan politician who has served as a nominated Senator representing women in the Senate of Kenya since 2022. In 2023, she received international press attention when an apparent blood stain on her trousers caused by menstruation prompted the Senate President to ask her to leave the chamber.

Random Gloria Orwoba quote

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Since I am always advocating against period shame, I thought I should go ahead and walk the talk.

That’s a whole pack that you’ve wasted because of the fear of staining your clothes.

The first thing that we have been taught is that periods are dirty and shouldn’t be seen.

My attitude toward menstruation since then has been open.

I have warned my teenage son to never shame a girl for having her period.

I long for the day when accidental period stains will be seen as normal, not shameful. Women and girls are using up valuable sanitary pads by wearing them as a precaution out of anxiety.

I have never understood why menstruation is spoken of like a secret. She recalled being excited as a teenager to finally have her first period after being the last among her peers to get the mark of womanhood.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gloria Orwoba (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.