The duo Indigo Girls has released a statement concerning the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival’s (MWMF’s) ban on transgender individuals.
On its website, the musical act wrote, in part, “The community of MWMF has a responsibility to fight this hate and be a beacon of love and light for all womyn suffering under hate and oppression, and this includes our Trans Sisters. … This kind of hate and aggression will rip our community apart and we all know who benefits from “divide and conquer and it’s not womyn or queers.
“Although we are playing the festival, we honor the current protest against MWMF and hope that it will help move the community towards change. Any money that we make playing the Festival will go towards Trans Activism. We will make a statement from stage at the Festival in support of Trans Inclusion. … We love Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival and hope for it’s continued presence and power in our lives.”
The festival is scheduled for Aug. 6-11. Among the other acts slated to perform are Nona Hendryx, God Des and She, Melissa Ferrick, Toshi Reagon, Jill Sobule and BETTY.