Meanings
- Feminist spelling of woman-born-woman.
Lesbians for Justice therefore appeals to the organizers of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to nullify its "womyn-born-womyn only" policy, and to allow the attendance of post-operative male-to-female transsexuals at all future festivals.
1992 May 8, Tamara Severns, “Open Letter To Michigan Festival Organizers”, in Gay Community News, page 4
Origin
For the spelling, see womyn; for information about the phrase itself, see woman-born-woman.
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