A schoolboy became an international sensation for inspiring other boys to ‘bring tampons to school.’
Cuban Jose Garcia, 15, who lives in Miami (USA), takes sanitary pads to class each day to help female classmates who might run out.
His post on Instagram pleading with other boys to do the same thing quickly went viral with 21,000 likes.
Jose wrote: “To every boy that follows me and calls himself a man or simply a good human being.
“(This is a) petition for all of us to start bringing a couple pads or tampons to school to help our girl friends.
“If you have a girlfriend or are friends with a girl, u should know that they do not always have tampons or pads on them, or that sometimes their period just hits them without notice and have a bit of a problem finding one.
“We should support them with this, after all, we don’t have to go through all they do because of menstruation, so it’s just logical that we help them.
“You should already know to give them your sweater and not question when they wrap it around their waist. So let’s step it up a notch and help them out.”
“To every girl that follows me. You are completely welcomed to ask me for a pad at any time without receiving a negative response or a dirty look.
We should all help each other out like this so you don’t have to thank me at all.”
Hundreds of Instagram users praised his courage and kindness, and some even offered up marriage proposals.
User Bella Christine wrote: “This is amazing.. More guys should think like this.”
Holly Joy wrote: “You’re the best!”
Wow! That’s so…. (Please feel in the gap). DO you think boys should be encouraged to take Sanitary Pads to school? Tell us in the comments below.