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Radical faeries (also faeries and faes) are a loosely affiliated worldwide network of mostly gay men seeking to "reject hetero-imitation" and redefine gay identity; many are also pagans or members of counterculture movements. The Faeries began in California, and have spread throughout the world over the past several decades, in tandem with the larger gay rights movement. The group challenges the commercialization and patriarchal aspects of modern gay life while celebrating pagan constructs and rituals and adapting rural living and environmentally sustainable concepts to modern technologies as part of their creative expression.
 
Members embody the fae or, in simplified terms feminized ideals in gay men while, also, being fiercely independent, anti-establishment and community-focused.
 
Radical Faeries vary greatly from region to region and often commune at large gatherings timed with the seasons and solar system - especially the Equinox and Solstice.
 
Started in 1979 by Harry Hay, his long-time partner John Burnside, Don Kilhefner, and Mitch Walker. A central tenet of the group is that there is no single definition of faerie - Faerie is a self-assumed identity.
 
The Faeries were a contributing influence to John Cameron Mitchell's film ''Shortbus''.
 
The Radical Faerie movement started in the United States among gay men during the 1970s sexual revolution. Radical Faerie communities are generally inspired by aboriginal or native, traditional spiritualities, especially those that incorporate queer sensibilities. The Radical Faeries use heart circle, communal living, consensus decision-making, dance, drag, pagan ritual, drumming, sex, magic, and intimacy to "examine what it means to be a whole human who is also a queer person".
 
In the beginning, the movement was open exclusively to gay men, though most communities are now open to all genders and sexual orientations. Radical Faerie communities practice "queer-themed spirituality" associated with radical politics, paganism or neopaganism, feminism, gender liberation, and may encompass any and all religions or a lack of them.
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===Communities===
*[http://www.radfae.org/ Web Portal for Radical Faeries]
*[http://www.eurofaerie.eu/ EuroFaeries website]
*[http://www.asianfaeries.com/ AsianFaeries]
*[http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~religion/newifo/religions/alternative/index/faeries/essay1.shtml Paganism and Gay Spirituality: A Survey of Radical Faeries in Asheville, North Carolina]
*[http://www.radfae.org/faerielist/  FAQ about the QueerNet Faerie Email List: online radical faerie community since 1996]
*[http://www.radicalfaeries.net/  New York City Radical Faeries]
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===Sanctuaries===
*[http://www.faeriecampdestiny.org/ Faerie Camp Destiny in Vermont]
*[http://www.folleterre.org/ FolleTerre Faerie Sanctuary in France]
*[http://www.zms.org/ Zuni Mountain Sanctuary in New Mexico]
*[http://www.nomenus.org/ Nomenus Sanctuary in Oregon]
*[http://www.kawashaway.org/ Kawashaway Sanctuary of the Northwoods Radical Faeries]
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