Perhaps you have lately seen the words “womxn” and “womyn” emblazoned across a chest at, say, the Women’s March and wondered, “What do these creative spellings mean?” Or perhaps you've seen that shirt ...

The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, hosted from 1976 to 2015, brought together lesbian feminists for a celebration of culture and activism. Today, the festival is perhaps best known for its ...

This article will use the word Womyn instead of Women. It is a one letter difference that symbolizes our agency and power to self-definition. It reclaims a term meant to define and constrain us. It ...

On March 28, an activist named Red Durkin posted a petition on Change.org asking artists and attendees to boycott the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival until organizers fully and openly welcome all self ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Dictionary.com has added "womyn," an alternate spelling of "woman," to ...

In the early 1970s, Hannah Blue Heron was starting her life over. Blue Heron, who was coming to terms with the fact that she was a lesbian, was in her late 40s and had recently left a Catholic convent ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online. Study lists ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online. Study lists ...

Sarah Rafael García and and Joanna Saucedo are presenting two Wild Womyn Writers workshops in Southern California this week. The two-hour programs, the organizers say, provide a place for women of all ...

The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, held annually since 1976, and which in recent years attracted controversy for refusing to admit transgender women, announced on Facebook that this year will be its ...