Back الجنيات الراديكالية Arabic Radical Faeries AST Radical Faeries German Radical Faeries Esperanto Radical Faeries Spanish Radical Faeries French פיות רדיקליות HE Radical Faeries Croatian Radical faeries Dutch Радикальные феи Russian
Radical Faeries are a loosely affiliated worldwide network and countercultural movement seeking to redefine queer consciousness through secular spirituality.[1] Sometimes deemed a form of modern Paganism, the movement also adopts elements from anarchism and environmentalism. Rejecting hetero-imitation, the Radical Faerie movement began during the 1970s sexual revolution among gay men in the United States.[2]
Gay activists Harry Hay, Mitch Walker, Don Kilhefner, and John Burnside[3] organized the first Spiritual Conference for Radical Faeries in Arizona in September 1979.[4] The movement has since expanded in tandem with the larger gay rights movement, challenging commercialization and patriarchal aspects of modern LGBTQ+ life while celebrating eclectic constructs and rituals.[5] Faeries tend to be fiercely independent, anti-establishment, and community-focused.[5] Today Radical Faeries embody a wide range of genders, sexual orientations, and identities.
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