PIC: This Boy Became Instagram Famous For One Pretty Epic Photo Post

Being a girl in a mixed secondary school is going to have its awkward moments. Whether your period comes like clockwork, or takes on more of the surprise element approach to timing, looking for sanitary products can be a nightmare. Those hushed whispers to hunt down a spare tampon or pad can be awkward, but one teen boy wants to change all that. Jose Garcia, who classes himself as a feminist, has called on all men to start carrying around a tampon or pad to help their female friends/ family or colleagues out:

TO EVERY BOY THAT FOLLOWS ME AND CALLS HIMSELF A MAN OR SIMPLY A GOOD HUMAN BEING. 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 trough all they 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. IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR YOUR MOTHER, YOUR GIRLFRIEND, OR JUST WOMEN IN GENERAL I EXPECT FOR YOU TO FOLLOW ME ON THIS. 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. #realmensupportwomen

A photo posted by Jose Garcia (@falloutbooty99) on Mar 20, 2015 at 11:26am PDT

When asked about his decision to promote his campaign online, Jose said: “ My inspiration didn’t come from one source only, but just from day to day things that have happened around me, like a friend staining her pants or feeling uncomfortable to ask for a sweater to tie around their waist because their pants are stained. “I believe that asking for a pad or a tampon shouldn’t be such a taboo thing to boys. It’s a natural thing that happens to women.”

Yo guys thank you so much like I'm really shocked about what going on and surprised of the amount of hate but thank you to all of u who are being so nice towards me. I didn't expect for this to be what it is but I am proud of it. #realmensupportwomen A photo posted by Jose Garcia (@falloutbooty99) on Apr 22, 2015 at 8:12pm PDT

And how has being a teen boy talking about periods affected him socially? “Most of my guy friends have just been kidding with me and teasing me for the attention that I’m getting from girls. But guys in general are just calling me names or assuming that I’m homosexual…behind my back. Despite some negative backlash online, Jose said he’s proud to promote a supportive message and won’t be changing his ideals any time soon. Now that’s a real man.