FUAH Release: The Michigan Women’s Music Festival Continues to Promote Discrimination

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:27:19 -0400

Families United Against Hate was elated to hear that the “Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival” had ended their 31 year long policy of discrimination toward transgender women. This was not to last, however, as we learned that the “Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival” spokesperson, Lisa Vogel issued a long and protracted statement which essentially said nothing has changed: the Festival is intended for women-born women, and those who seek to purchase tickets are asked to respect that intention. Vogel emphasized, “If a transwoman purchased a ticket, it represents nothing more than that womon choosing to disrespect the stated intention of this Festival.”

Before Stonewall: The Compton's Cafeteria Riot

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:10:05 -0400

A memorial plaque commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first known instance of transgender resistance to police harassment in the United States was installed at a ceremony Thursday in San Francisco.

The Compton's Cafeteria riot predated the famous uprising at New York's Stonewall Inn by three years.

Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance - History

FUAH Release: The Michigan Women’s Music Festival Continues to Promote Discrimination

Before Stonewall: The Compton's Cafeteria Riot