The Indigo Girls, The Bigotry Of The MWMF WBW Policy, And Peaceful Action
As Cristan Williams pointed out in her recent Transadvocate piece Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, segregation against trans women has been occurring at that festival for a very, very long time. Over the years, many intra-LGBT community allies of trans women have spoken out against the policy — including the Lesbians for Justice in 1992, the Lesbian Resource Center of Seattle in 1999, and the Lesbian Avengers of Boston in 2000 — and yet words alone haven’t moved the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (MWMF). Things haven’t changed since the MWMF’s 2000 press release: The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival remains clear and firm in our commitment to maintain the Festival as womyn-born womyn space. Just as white allies are asked to respect womyn of color only space, we ask the transsexual community to respect womyn-born womyn space. Supporting womyn-born womyn space is no more inherently transphobic than supporting womyn of color space
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- 1Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community100%
- 2Public policy and governanceTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life85%
- 3Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community79%
- 4Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life39%
- 5Feminism and gender politicsTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict18%
- 6Culture, identity, and representationTheme family: Identity, culture, and community12%
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- 1100%
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- 1100%
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- Transgender identity and history531
- Law and civil rights300
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization187
- Education and youth177
- Culture, identity, and representation174
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse171
- Feminism and gender politics165
- History, archives, and memory158
- Public policy and governance132
- Labor, economics, and institutions124
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- Public accommodations and facilities104
- Criminal justice and public safety82
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- Research ethics and data governance51
- Housing and social services25
- Administrative classification and identity documents23
- Labor and employment policy22
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Dated source evidence currently stored by the CollectiveAutumn Sandeen (@AutumnSandeen)
Via @transadvocate: The Indigo Girls, The Bigotry Of The MWMF WBW Policy, And Peaceful Action http://t.co/cY796FS3wH #trans #lgbtqia
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Cristan Williams
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.
Admin
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.
Cristan Williams
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.
Cooke
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.
Marian
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.
Gwen Smith
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.
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