A handbook on discussing the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival for trans activists and allies
By: Emi Koyama
Publisher: Confluere
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: History and criticism; Transgender people; Social conditions; Transsexuals; Second-wave feminism; Doctrines; Third-wave feminism; Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
Description: In this political zine, Emi Koyama, author of the zine Instigations from the Whore Revolution, writes and compiles articles about the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival's exclusion of trans people and the surrounding debate. This zine "is an attempt to bring newcomers to the debate up to speed on what the issues and arguments are and to present baseline factual information" about trans politics and what trans activists and allies can do to aid the situation.
Notes: Cover title.

Gift of A.j. Michel, donated in 2011.
Table of contents: title: Preface --; title: Table of contents --; title: Frequently asked questions -- -- Basic information -- Camp trans and other actions -- Responses to anti-inclusion arguments; title: Who's who? of the Michigan debate --; title: Historiography of the Michigan debate -- -- Results of the 1992 gender survey at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival / -- by Nancy Burkholder (April 1993) -- Festival womyn speak out / -- by Lisa Vogel and Barbara Prince MWMF (November 1993) -- The joint statement / -- by Alix Dobkin (July 1994) -- Passover revisited / -- by Aix Dobkin (April 1998) -- Open letter to the organizers of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival by Lesbian Avengers of Washington, D.C. (July 1998) -- The statement / -- by the Butchies and Mr. Lady Records and Video (June 1999) -- Transexual menace calls for protest / -- by Clare Howell, GenderPAC (June 1999) -- No penis on the land : Michigan Womyn's Music Festival Expands Policy / -- by Clare Howell, GenderPAC (August 1999) -- Festival reaffirms commitment to womyn-born space / -- by Lisa Vogel, MWMF (August 1999) -- Lesbian Resource Center opposes Michigan Womyn's Music Festival exclusion of transsexual women / -- by Seattle Gay News (September 1999) -- Plea to bands that play Michigan Womyn's Music Festival and their fans and labels / -- by BethX (December 1999) -- Open letter to Lesbian Connection re Son of Camp Trans / -- by Davina Anne Gabriel (January 2000) -- Michigan Womyn's Music Festival affirms womyn-born womyn space / -- by Lisa Vogel, MWMF (August 2000) -- The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival and transsexual women: a statement by transsexual women / -- by Beth Elliott, Davina Ann Gabriel, et al (August 2000) -- A transfeminist response to "A statement by transsexual women" / -- by Nicole Storm, Liby S. Pease, et al. (August 2000) -- "Michigan Eight" evicted over festival's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy / -- by Camp Trans (August 2000) -- Eight activists kicked out of Michigan Womyn's Music Festival / -- by Chicago Camp Trans planning committee (August 2000) -- Michigan Womyn's Music Festival celebrates 25 years of commitment to womyn-born womyn space / -- by MWMF (August 2000) -- What's a festival without a controversy? / -- by MWMF (August 2000) -- Response to the violence against The Butchies and Le Tigre / -- by Rachel Carnes, Radio Sloan, et al. (October 2001) -- An open letter in support of protesters / -- by Sadie Crabtree (October 2001) -- MWMF trans-inclusion petition / -- by Nomy Lamm, Rachel Carnes, Tami Hart, et al. (November 2001); title: Bitch roundtable : the bonus track --; title: Other resources --; title: About the author/editor --; title: About Confluere --