https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001516 homoit0001516 Womyn 2019-05-14 xsd:date 2021-12-14 xsd:date https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000062 Anti-transgender discrimination https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000437 Feminism https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001230 Radical feminism https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001505 Wimmin https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001509 Women https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001515 Women's music festivals https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001819 Trans exclusivity A spelling of "woman" or "women" that first appeared in print in 1976 and is used in certain feminist circles to avoid having the suffix of "men." Some contemporary transgender activists have criticized use of the word "womyn" due to its prevalence in trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) circles following the exclusion of trans women from the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.