Autostraddle Autostraddle Autostraddle Autostraddle

  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
  • Shop
  • Sign in
    • Register
    • Lost Password?
  • Support Us
    • Buy Our Merch
    • Become an A+ Member
    • Give Us Money
    • Shop Our Affiliates
  • Issues
  • A+
    • All A+ Posts
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Into the A+ Advice Box
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diary
    • Interview With My Ex-Girlfriend
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
    • Personal Essays
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • The L Word: Generation Q recaps
    • The L Word
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Recaps
    • Boobs On Your Tube
    • 202 Dead Les/Bi TV Characters
  • Arts+Pop Culture
    • All Arts + Pop Culture Posts
    • The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time
    • I Watched Classic Lesbian Movies
    • Film
    • Books
    • Vapid Fluff
    • Fashion/Style
    • Music
    • Comedy
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
  • Sex+Dating
    • All Sex + Dating Posts
    • Lesbian Sex 101
    • How To Be Gay
    • NSFW Sunday
    • Shibari 101
    • Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey
    • Anonymous Sex Toy Reviews
    • View From the Top
    • Bottoms Up
    • Poly Pocket
  • Politics
    • All News + Politics Posts
    • COVID-19
    • This Is Not The Church of Social Justice
  • Community
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • Roundtables
    • Herstory
    • First Person
    • Queer IRL
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Advice
    • You Need Help
    • Events + Meet-Ups Hub
    • Queer Girl City Guides
  • Columns
    • Year Of Our Lorde
    • Come Vibe With Me
    • Straight People Watch
    • The Dyke Kitchen
    • For Your Consideration
    • Things I Read That I Loved
    • Queering Disability
    • Find Your Fit
    • Queer Horoscopes
    • No Filter
    • What I Wore
    • Butch Please

Life

  • Food and Drink
  • DIY / Crafting / Food / Home
  • Health + Athletics
  • Travel
  • Business + Work

Geekery

  • All Geekery Posts
  • Drawn to Comics
  • Queer Your Tech
  • Saturday Morning Cartoons
  • Notes From A Queer Engineer
  • Gayme Corner
  • Video Games

LGBT Culture

  • Politics + Activism
  • Herstory
  • Marriage Equality
  • Coming Out
  • International News

Our Best Work

  • Greatest Hits
  • Ranked By Lesbianism
  • Epic Lists
  • Research/Investigations
  • Personal Essays
  • Longreads
  • Photo Essays
  • Shopping Guides
  • Listlings Without Commentary
  • Serious Business
  • Playlists

Etc.

  • Things I Read That I Love
  • This Business Of Art
  • The Way We Were
  • Events
  • Video
  • Lists/Top Tens
  • Calendar Girls
  • Hot 100
  • Autostraddle Merch

Autostraddle Autostraddle Autostraddle Autostraddle

  • Support Us
    • Buy Our Merch
    • Become an A+ Member
    • Give Us Money
    • Shop Our Affiliates
  • Issues
  • A+
    • All A+ Posts
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Into the A+ Advice Box
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diary
    • Interview With My Ex-Girlfriend
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
    • Personal Essays
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • The L Word: Generation Q recaps
    • The L Word
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Recaps
    • Boobs On Your Tube
    • 202 Dead Les/Bi TV Characters
  • Arts+Pop Culture
    • All Arts + Pop Culture Posts
    • The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time
    • I Watched Classic Lesbian Movies
    • Film
    • Books
    • Vapid Fluff
    • Fashion/Style
    • Music
    • Comedy
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
  • Sex+Dating
    • All Sex + Dating Posts
    • Lesbian Sex 101
    • How To Be Gay
    • NSFW Sunday
    • Shibari 101
    • Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey
    • Anonymous Sex Toy Reviews
    • View From the Top
    • Bottoms Up
    • Poly Pocket
  • Politics
    • All News + Politics Posts
    • COVID-19
    • This Is Not The Church of Social Justice
  • Community
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • Roundtables
    • Herstory
    • First Person
    • Queer IRL
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Advice
    • You Need Help
    • Events + Meet-Ups Hub
    • Queer Girl City Guides
  • Columns
    • Year Of Our Lorde
    • Come Vibe With Me
    • Straight People Watch
    • The Dyke Kitchen
    • For Your Consideration
    • Things I Read That I Loved
    • Queering Disability
    • Find Your Fit
    • Queer Horoscopes
    • No Filter
    • What I Wore
    • Butch Please
  • More
    • Life
      • Food and Drink
      • DIY / Crafting / Food / Home
      • Health + Athletics
      • Travel
      • Business + Work
    • Geekery
      • All Geekery Posts
      • Drawn to Comics
      • Queer Your Tech
      • Saturday Morning Cartoons
      • Notes From A Queer Engineer
      • Gayme Corner
      • Video Games
    • LGBT Culture
      • Politics + Activism
      • Herstory
      • Marriage Equality
      • Coming Out
      • International News
    • Our Best Work
      • Greatest Hits
      • Ranked By Lesbianism
      • Epic Lists
      • Research/Investigations
      • Personal Essays
      • Longreads
      • Photo Essays
      • Shopping Guides
      • Listlings Without Commentary
      • Serious Business
      • Playlists
    • Etc.
      • Things I Read That I Love
      • This Business Of Art
      • The Way We Were
      • Events
      • Video
      • Lists/Top Tens
      • Calendar Girls
      • Hot 100
      • Autostraddle Merch
  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
  • Shop
  • Sign in
    • Register

      Lost Password?

Support Autostraddle

michfest

Music

Chicks and Guitars: An Incomplete Guide to Trans-Inclusive Women’s Music Festivals

It’s worth remembering that Michfest is neither the oldest nor the only such festival in the US, and that many, if not most, of the other fests out there explicitly welcome trans women.

By Alexis Clements| June 16, 2015 | 16 Comments
Music

Michfest Could Change Its Trans Female Exclusionary Intention Only If It Tried, Only If It Wanted To

LGBTQ rights groups are joining activists, allies and former performers in opposing Michfest’s trans-female-exclusionary intention, and if Michfest wants to attract new fans, it needs to listen up.

By Riese| August 13, 2014 | 177 Comments
Music

How the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival’s Topless Womyn Changed My Lesbian Life Forever

Lesbian Lindsay was a virgin to the The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival but this year she gave it a shot and it changed her whole life! With recap cartoons provided by Stef.

By guest| August 30, 2009 | 41 Comments
You Are Powerful - Over the past two and a half weeks, over 2,256 of our readers have given to our fundraiser or joined a+. Every person who chips in makes a difference. Will you help us out?

Join A+ Starting at Just $4 / Month!

400! Over the past two and a half weeks, over 400 of our readers have joined A+. A+ members get perks and bonus content, but they also keep Autostraddle here and 99% free for all. Will you join?

Affiliate of the Month

wet for her logo

Wet For Her is an online sex toy retailer that's a welcoming space for queer women and the folx they love — celebrating a diverse range of bodies, genders, and orientations.

shop Wet For Her →

Support Autostraddle While You Shop!

Illustration of shopping bag surrounded by sparkles. Text reads Visit the Affiliate Marketplace

kickback some of your amazon purchase to us!

From the Archives

  • On Camp: Confessions Of A Very Unhappy Camper

    On Camp: Confessions Of A Very Unhappy Camper

  • 8 Steps Every Girl Can Take to Get a Girl to Sleep Over

    8 Steps Every Girl Can Take to Get a Girl to Sleep Over

  • The Lawless Netherworlds of Gay Relationships in The Ballad of Tila Tequila

    The Lawless Netherworlds of Gay Relationships in The Ballad of Tila Tequila

Latest Comments

  • Pallas On #PolyamoryProblems: How To Deal With Jealousy "This is absolutely wonderful!!! What a great resource. I would like to make a recommendation: Clementine Morrigan’s writing on polyamory…"

  • Isla On Riverdale Episode 506 Recap: We’re Far From the Shallow Now "The way they were cutting between Betty and Archie and Veronica during Veronica’s karaoke number was an interesting choice. I…"

  • Nat On You Need Help: I’m Queer, Kinky, and Monogamous — Will I Be Alone Forever? "As someone who is also perpetually single and 30, and never able to find monogamous folks, I feel this. I…"

  • Riese On Come Vibe with Me: Simple Sunday Goodbyes "i will miss this column so much! thank you for doing it"

  • Iarrann mé On The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 77, February 2021 "You people. YOU PEOPLE. My eyes are watering, my sides hurt, I nearly snort-coughed mango soup all over my computer…"

  • Iarrann mé On Queering Faith: Reclaiming the Holy of Sexuality "That poem! Khalisa, you have a gift – thank you for sharing."

  • Iarrann mé On Everything That Matters Is Stuck in the Back of My Throat "Carmen, I’m so sorry for your loss. Your aunt sounds amazing."

  • Sam Lachman On #PolyamoryProblems: How To Deal With Jealousy "Excellent column, super helpful. Thank you!"

Support Us

Latest Posts

  • #PolyamoryProblems: How To Deal With Jealousy

    #PolyamoryProblems: How To Deal With Jealousy

  • The Drop: “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Is Big on Trauma, Slight on Queerness

    The Drop: “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Is Big on Trauma, Slight on Queerness

  • March 2021: What’s New and Gay and Streaming on HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon?

    March 2021: What’s New and Gay and Streaming on HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon?

  • Pop Culture Fix: Queer Celebs Celebrate the Golden Globes With Wife Smoochin’, Pizza, and Puppies

    Pop Culture Fix: Queer Celebs Celebrate the Golden Globes With Wife Smoochin’, Pizza, and Puppies

  • Queer Horoscopes for March 2021: How Will You Let Pisces Season Restore You?

    Queer Horoscopes for March 2021: How Will You Let Pisces Season Restore You?

Upcoming Meet-Ups & Events

Submit to our Community Calendar →
View More Meet-Ups & Events →
Autostraddle Autostraddle Autostraddle Autostraddle

Our Network

  • Community
  • Store
  • A-Camp

About Us

  • What is AS?
  • Meet The Team
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Copyright 2009 - 2021 The Excitant Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comment Policy

99%

99% of our readers don’t financially support or are not A+ members. Still, thanks to the people who support Autostraddle, we’re almost to our fundraising goal! Will you help us out?


Become an A+ Member
Give thru PayPal
Explore Fundraiser Perks

Close Popup

AUTOSTRADDLE IS RAISING FUNDS FOR 2021 LEARN MORE →