Michfest

When mourning what was good about Michfest, blame its poor leadership for the loss.

A look behind the scenes at how this summer's 40th annual Michigan Womyn's Music Festival became its last.

The 40-year-old festival, the subject of controversy in recent years, 'is coming to a time of closure,' says its founder and organizer.

With another festival come and gone, Michfest founder and organizer Lisa Vogel laid out a list of 'demands' she'd like her critics to meet.

While transgender women become increasingly visible, there is one place where the promise of shared womanhood does not include them.

The Human Rights Campaign has weighed in on the trans-exclusionary 'womyn born womyn' intention of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, and festival organizers may not like what the national group has to say.