Protests Mount Against Michfest Music Festival That Excludes Trans Women
Kate Abbey-Lambertz- 7/29/2014

"A music festival is facing increasing pressure to end its exclusion of transgender women, a practice that critics call discriminatory.

For the past 38 years, the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, often called Michfest, has served as an idyllic gathering in the woods for women to bond and celebrate. Thousands gather to briefly revel in a matriarchy, to eat and live communally and attend concerts and classes -- all conducted by women. This year's gathering begins August 5 on a piece of land in the western Michigan wilderness. But controversy has marred the fest and its founders, gathering steam in recent years, over its intention that only "womyn-born womyn" attend the event."

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/29/michfest-michigan-womyns-festival-trans_n_5630726.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender

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I do not identify as the type of woman who would want to go to that event.  If as they suggest, that they are all victims of childhood maltreatment, then their privacy has some meaning that I can live with, but do question as to its length of existence and lack of resolution.  I hear more misandry claims than healing claims however.  Going to such an event will not give me greater validation of who and what I am, and their distaste or hatred for me does not subtract from what and who I am.  The Trans* activists on this project REALLY should have better things to do.

  I agree to leave the Michfest alone.  Stay away from there.  I believe after reading about the Michfest and the attendees, that they have problems that a lot of cis-women do not have.  Even though some of their opinions on the male dominated world is valid, the other opinions are to radical to almost be called misogynistic to other women who don't share their philosophy!

  Joelene

Quote from: Joelene9 on July 31, 2014, 05:46:22 PM
  I agree to leave the Michfest alone.  Stay away from there.  I believe after reading about the Michfest and the attendees, that they have problems that a lot of cis-women do not have.  Even though some of their opinions on the male dominated world is valid, the other opinions are to radical to almost be called misogynistic to other women who don't share their philosophy!

  Joelene

Seriously, TERFs are some of the most annoying people in the world to be around.   I'd rather go to a music festival that was actually fun to attend.

Quote from: Jill F on July 31, 2014, 05:57:24 PM
Seriously, TERFs are some of the most annoying people in the world to be around.   I'd rather go to a music festival that was actually fun to attend.

Yeah, like a Noise fest.