A.f.k.a. Persimmon's
Radical Faerie Archive

Version: 2009-02-26

Warning:

If you are uncomfortable reading about gay men, LEAVE NOW!!

Disclaimers:

I have gradually ebbed away, and now consider myself to be more "formerly" rather than "actively" a faerie. See why. I may formally abdicate on Saturn's return from my joining up, since faerie doesn't seem to mean what it used to.

Modified 2005 November after the server crashed at Online Policy Group. Recovery by way of the Internet Wayback Machine.

Most of this weblet dates from 1994, and is primarily an archive now. For more up-to-date information check out radfae.org.

In particular, at the time these were written, the faeries were all gay or bi men. There are now women who have taken the name faeries, which is a change since my involvement, and I will not cover this new direction in this site, which primarily covers the early days of gay men's gatherings, up to the about 1996 when I dropped the name Persimmon, and 1997 when I had a falling out with Nomenus, a gay male faerie church organized to buy and steward land for sacred and sexual space for gay male gatherings, which has now departed from its founding intention.

Hi, Sissies, Hi!

Harmonius (left, d.1980?) and Crit (Newbold Crittendon Goin III, right, d. 1986-01).  Crit's fashions by Horse.

This faerie weblet is only the first of many and continues evolving. Links may be skeletal, salacious, specious, or under construction. Suggestions, links, and contributions especially art, are most welcome! See my address below.

John Burnside (1916-2008) and Harry Hay (1912-2002)

Frequently Questioned Answers (FQA):

• The Call to the first Gathering that called itself "A Spiritual Conference of Radical Faeries," Benson Arizona, Labor Day Weekend, 1979 by Harry Hay, John Burnside, Don Kilhefner, Mitch Walker.
• Frequently Questioned Answers c. 1992 about the radical faeries.
• In a similar vein, Trix's contribution to a gay almanac.
• Who are the Radical Faeries? by Joey Cain c.1983, with attribution note via Jason Serinus.
• Bradley Rose's brochure about the Faeries transcribed by Jason Serinus.
• There's a more orthodox (Gardnerian?) Wiccan trad called Feri and sometimes faery, that is not more than tangentially related to what these faeries do (wiccan terminology is sometimes used as a lingua franca), although some practitioners may associate with both.

Other Faery Mis-, Dis- and -Information Centers

• Faerie Mailing List at queernet.org.
• Numerous threaded groups on the commercial tribe.net site.
• The Hormel GLBT Collection at the San Francisco Public Library has Harry Hay's papers and many faerie publications and ephemera.
• Some of the early days of Nomenus are documented at the University of Oregon library, Eugene.
• Faerie Folk Finder managed by RFD Magazine est. 1974.
• Mostly in the German language, check out "Faeries" in the left-hand sidebar at kandayata.net's Virtual Sanctuary which includes some 1978-1984 documents that I don't presently have in English. Magnus Hirschfeld lives!

Apropos the Faeries

• Incomplete Hiss-tory  of the Faeries up to about 1997. Hissing at faerie circles is a way to express approval hand-free.
• Old (c. 1995)  list of recurring Faerie Gatherings. Nowadays, see the well-maintained and updated list at radfae.org.
• Faeries' Publications. 
• Old (c. 1995) links to other Faerie Homo Pages For a modern updated vversion, check out the list, also at radfae.org.
• Here is an excerpt of the Sheriff's Report about the first-ever faery gathering at Benson, Arizona, 1979. (From Faerie Digest v.3 n.037 January 28, 1997).
• A bibliography on Gender and Ancient Spirituality.
• The faerie Calendar of Saints.
  Friends who have left the planet, arranged by date of departure (Gregorian Calendar 1582-present). Submissions sought. See also the more comprehensive list "Our Faerie Ancestor" maintained by Mugwort.
• Preserved antique weblet from Chicago Faeries via Audrius Dundzilla and Kokoe. These last were modified 16 July 1995, so the "events" announcements are stale,even then, hon. Nowadays try faeriechicago.
• Top Thirteen Reasons why I (afkaP) have Fallen Away from the faeries.

Sanctuaries, Funny Farms, and Gathering Venues

Nowadays, see the updated and Maintained List!

Middle Tennessee:

Short Mountain

Ida (and the Ida-ho's) present Artland -- Annual Fall Festival of the Arts

Pacific Rimming:

Wolf Creek Oregon (1994 visit, photos) and Nomenus, the faes who adminster it by consensus.

Imagine, Hawaii

-- Queer male retreat space

Faeria Deserta

Starland Ranch mail contact: starlandretreat@aol.com

Zuni Mountain, New Mexico, official page

CorBeau's Zuni Mtn. page, and

a note from bloo about Zuni in 1996.

North Central

Kawashaway, Minnesota

Faerie town in Artis, SoDak

Northeast and thereabouts

Blue Heron Farm, New York

Destiny Lodge, Vermont

Amber Fox, Ontario, Canada

(old)

Europe

Oz. Asian gfathering. Others? Please send a page to be included.

Various and Diverse

The Rainbow Query Search Engine. Find faeries here.

Poetry

Graphics and Visual Stimulation

Drag

MTP to Breitenbush, 1991 re clothing optionality: "Hons, after you see our drag, you will wish you had allowed nudity!" Of course, for us ethereal girls, having a body is drag enough ;-)

Theatre

See this Cover Article from Palo Alto Weekly

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Spinning this Weblet:

Moi at Breitenbush Winter 1992 Gathering
singing Mozart's "Queen of the Night"

Artwit, formerly known as

Marvelous Troll Persimmon a/k/a

6342 34th Ave SW

Seattle WA 98126-3148

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