[Martina]

This is a can of worms, especially re trans issues and, I think, especially for lesbians of a certain age. I do not believe I am or ever was a TERF. I always believed all women should be allowed to attend Michfest and similar events. I accept people's genders as they ID. I have no interest or stake in excluding trans folks in any way. I have always felt that way, but still needed education re certain issues and I got that, mostly online and mostly thanks to Dylan on the dash site.

However, I have seen people express opinions similar to mine re socialization and privilege get labeled TERF and, thanks to the nature of internet discourse, be threatened with rape, torture, and death.

So, asking a group which includes a bunch of lesbians to talk about socialization and gender is not uncomplicated.