Trans Women Belong Here: Actions for Allies

If you've ever felt frustrated about the exclusion of trans women at MichFest, here are some ways you can turn your frustration into action!

1) Donate to the scholarship fund.

2) Write a letter to Lisa Vogel, who owns and runs the festival.

3) Send out an email to other allies and ask them to do the same.

3) Drop us a line with your brilliant fund-raising suggestions.

4) Email us at transwomenbelonghere@gmail com to find out other ways you can help.

We appreciate all of your support now and during the festival to help trans women have the same experience of "coming home" that you felt (or would feel) at your very first festival!!

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

We are awed and inspired by all the energy that has gone into creating the festival, and we want to contribute to that work in a positive and loving way. We see our work as in line with the festival's own commitment "to deal with the things that come up as a direct outgrowth of the diversity that we love, respect AND WANT," (emphasis in the original, from the "Welcome to the Land" overview for workers.)

Trans women ("MtF") are already an important part of the women's communities in other parts of our lives; we want their voices, bodies, stories, and selves honored and included at this amazing event we attend (or are considering attending). We are especially committed to welcoming trans women into the diverse community of women that makes up MWMF.

We believe that having this women's festival is extremely important, and that it must honor and include all women for its continued success.

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