Australian lesbian fest excludes transgender women
Michigan Down Under? A spat has broken out over a bid to exclude anyone other than "female-born lesbians" from attending or working at a national festival. Organizers of Lesfest 2004 got its exemption from equal opportunity laws revoked. The festival previously had been allowed to advertise for only "female-born lesbians" to attend and work at the seven-day event. That exemption was revoked because the organizers had failed to notify the tribunal about a complaint. The Australian WOMAN Network, a transsexual lobby group, had applied to revoke the exemption because the term "female-born" was offensive. Lesfest spokeswoman Anna Holland-Moore said outside the tribunal there was a difference between lesbians who were raised female and those born male. smh.com.au
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