I grew a moustache this November (by moustache I mean a slight dark fringe over my upper lip). By the way for all intents and purposes, I am a girl. I am girl and I grew a stache. Actually I went all out – no shaving, waxing, threading, tweezing or anything for a month.
Now before you stop reading this article and go barf in the nearest sink, here are some fun facts.

#1 One of the founders (there are two) of the 'Noshember' campaign is a woman: Rebecca Hill.

#2 This one is for those who use Noshember as just another excuse to spew out selfies on Instagram.
Here is what the official campaign website says, “The goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free. Donate the money you usually spend on shaving and grooming for a month to educate about cancer prevention, save lives, and aid those fighting the battle.”

#3 Women – all women – have body and facial hair. Although body hair in women is significantly less than in men (well in most cases; Google 'Mariam', she is a German lady I think you should know), it exists.
Taking all of the above into account, I reached a simple conclusion. As a girl I was in a better position to truly contribute to the Noshember campaign. Think about it, as a guy you might spend hardly Tk 3000 for a razor and shaving foam, and technically even that is like a bimonthly expense. However as a girl, you are definitely spending at least Tk 3000 or more for your hair removal purposes; whether you buy Veet or go to the salon to wax your arms and legs, shape your eyebrows and thread your upper lip, you are definitely spending more on your grooming than your boyfriend is (if this is not true, I suggest you guys have a serious discussion about…).

Let's get back to my experience. I tried to get my sister on board as well but she cunningly bleached her stache. If you don't know what that is, imagine Jared Leto's eyebrows from Fight Club. So technically even though she didn't shave, no one really noticed her stache.

Mine was a different case. People noticed. People hated. People berated. Nevertheless I decided I was awesome. Until I had the following conversation with a friend…
Friend: You look utterly gross. What do you think you're achieving?
Me: (basically recite the stuff I have talked about here.)

Friend: Everyone already knows about cancer and that women have body hair. Why do you have to parade around looking like Sasquatch to pitch old news? Are you even donating any money?

Me: Umm no but I think it's unfair that women have to shave off their staches and men don't. I think if we all just accepted that women have facial hair too then…
Friend: Are you retarded? Beauty standards are meant to be unfair!
At this point Friend pointed to a guy with a pair of very healthy moobs and asked me if I was attracted to the guy.
I tweezed my moustache to oblivion the next day.