The difference here between Democrats and Republicans shouldn't be obscured by the product involved.

This is really about just how far outside the common sense mainstream today's GOP now finds itself due to overdosing on their own poisoned rhetoric.

Just like Tor said above, having schools stock and provide a necessary sanitary product used by half of the students is by no means controversial nor radical. Doing so comes from the same logic in that we don't make students and teachers bring their own bathroom supplies to use while at school.

As to who will actually 'use' said products, isn't it obvious? Persons biologically capable of menstruating regardless of what a select few might call themselves other than the term 'woman'.

When you break things down into normal-life simplicity, what you find is that the GOP often rails against many things and ideas that mainstream voters welcome with open arms, while simultaneously sneering that those in favor aren't real Americans or are communists and socialists bent on destroying society.

The reality here is that many things Republicans stand against today as political rote are things the majority of Americans actually want because they see these things benefiting themselves personally. And by tying these things to the Democrats it only reminds voters of just how out of touch with the middle radical Trumpism already is, as it promises to turn even more radical if given power again.

"Tampon Tim" ? What else would you call a crazed politician and who wants tampons for men and boys.

Stop believing the lies spoon-fed you from the folks who paid $873 million dollars for lying. Tampons are not available in men's/boy's restrooms in Minnesota schools. They ARE available in women's and non gender specific restrooms - the kind either sex can use separately, and THIS has morphed into tampons being available to men and boys.

But here's the further truth: Tampons are made available to biological individuals of any self-identified gender that menstruates. This whole line is just another dig at those who're transgender (call themselves male) yet biologically female.

What sense does it make to not allow every menstruating student access to tampons, when you have some students that consider themselves something other than female?

FTA:

At Anoka-Hennepin, the state's largest school district, the free products are not found in traditional male-only bathrooms, a spokesman said. But they are provided for free to all in "nongendered bathrooms," girls' bathrooms or from health staffers.

There's nothing radical about Minnesota's new law. Instead it's a smart, low-cost measure to address educational achievement gaps, one that many states are embracing. Weaponizing this measure is laughably out of touch and likely to backfire not only with women, but all who care about them.

the most powerful advocates for it came from outside the State Capitol. Young Minnesotans reached out to Feist about this issue. After Rep. Sandra Feist introduced the bill, these students testified on its behalf as the legislation made its way through various committees. Among them was Elif Ozturk of Golden Valley, who is now 18 and will attend Columbia University this fall.

In an interview, Ozturk told an editorial writer she got involved after seeing other students struggle to afford these products in junior high. She spoke to counselors and was told that some students had to leave class or couldn't attend because they lacked pads or tampons. Ozturk dug into the issue and discovered that other states had taken steps to help students' access these products. She thought Minnesota should do the same.

"If we don't talk about it, it'll never be fixed. These people who are in power, predominantly old men, have no clue what young girls go through every single day," Ozturk said.