Tag Archives: Festival

Ruth Barrett Responds

April 17, 2013 · by · in National · 13 Comments

My response to the request to boycott the Michigan Festival.  April 11, 2013 Dear Community Sisters and Performers of the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, I want to give Alyson Palmer a standing ovation for her brilliant and eloquently crafted letter in response to the trans-activist’s call to the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival performers to boycott […]

GUEST POST: Weighing in on MichFest

July 17, 2012 · by · in National · 40 Comments

What I would say to a trans*sister, whoever you are: I first went to MichFest in 2002, and it was wonderful and amazing. When I left, my feet stood on the earth more solidly, and my gaze was level. When I first heard about various trans* conflicts on the Land, I stopped and thought about […]