Inside Planned Parenthood’s Push For Gender-Neutral Language

A.J. O'Connell
The Establishment
Published in
9 min readJun 15, 2016

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In March, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America launched Spot On, a free period tracker and birth control planner developed by Planned Parenthood’s Digital Products Lab. Like many such apps, it allows users to track their physical symptoms, moods, and birth control use. But what makes Spot On unusual is that it’s aimed at anyone who menstruates — not just women.

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A.J. O'Connell
The Establishment

Journalist. Freelance tech writer. Funnylady. Nerd. Author of stories that dress up personal paranoia as fiction.