Radical Faeries are a loosely affiliated worldwide network and countercultural movement blending queer consciousness and secular spirituality.[1] Sharing various aspects with neopaganism, 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 September 1979.[4]
The network subsequently evolved alongside queer rights expansions, engaging with eclectic constructs and rituals while challenging commercialized and patriarchal aspects of modern LGBTQ+ life.[5] Faeries tend to be fiercely independent, anti-establishment, and community-focused.[5] Contemporary Radical Faeries embody a wide range of genders, sexual orientations, and identities.
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