No 149 Spring 2012 $9.95 FEYBOY FASHIONThey say “Love makes the World go ‘round”—but we wonder whether it really is DESIRE that propels us forward in our lives. To explore this possibility, we are dedicating the Summer 2012 issue to SEX / Magick: how do these two words and the myriad meanings they conjure in re- lationship to each other dance in our lives, personally, in relationship(s), and in community. How does Eros enter your magickal life & workings? How magickal is your sex life? What happens when you bring them together consciously—and/or does one aspect of this pairing erupt unconsciously in its relation to the other in your body awareness, experiences and rituals? What does one teach you about the other? How has the shadow side of this dance caused harm = induced forced learning? We are interested in exploring the MANY facets inher- ent in this pairing through stories, poetry, art, photography as well as ritual recipes that have proven efficacious - or fallen flat in the face of expectations. For those who have participated in the Sex Magick workshops Harry Hay initiated in 1990 we are curious how this work has enhanced your life (or not?). What other forms of Sex Magick have you encoun- tered & experienced in your life? SEX/Magick Issue 150 Call for Entries Because our community continues to experience new transmissions of HIV (and other STI’s—sometimes at gath- erings!)—we are calling for a robust conversation to raise awareness & compassion. Many of us are long-term survivors of HIV infection—what has this experience taught you? Many also do not even buy into the HIV paradigm as an accurate narrative—how does your worldview work with others’ per- spectives & experiences. As we gather to celebrate Pride at the height of the Solar Season (in the northern hemisphere, that is), we encourage, exhort & extoll our com- munity to explore this rich subject that can affect us deeply in our personal & communal relations. There is so much to learn & share with one another as we continue to build our lives together. May your sex life be magickal + may the magick be sexy = it can move the world in ways unforeseen. As part of this issue, we intend to create a bibliography of reading materials relevant to this rich subject. Therefore, we ask (even if you do not in- tend on writing a full article) to submit a list of books, articles, or pamphlets that you know are available to enrich our lives and understandings of Sex/ Magick. Many thanks! RFD 149 Spring 2012 1 Raschel Faux-leather Dacron Vol 38 No 3 #149 Spring 2012 RFD as a magazine is one of America’s great queer treasures. The oldest continually operating “gay” magazine, and possibly only reader created quarterly, is known for its intelligence, depth, and integrity. The various writers collec- tives have taken on suicide, depression, and AIDS, however in the thirty plus years of publishing, they have never gotten around to publishing a fashion issue. Why? Is the often debated “radical” that comes before faerie so obsessed with its own important politi- cal and spiritual narratives that it can’t be polluted with the frivolity of fashion? Is there an important political and spiritual force at play whenever fairies get dressed and go out on the streets? Is our impulse towards our drag an ancient, sacred part of being… whatever we are? Fashion in the dominant culture is gross; it is eating disorders, unfair and intentionally racist labor practices, environmental destruction, and endless superficial lalala at the cost of everyone’s psyche. Fashion is assimilation, class stratifica- tion, and wealth, plumage, and plunder on display. When Europeans got to this continent the tranny- shaman and their culturally appropriate cross- dressing were so shocking they had to call the queen and throw a genocide*. To read the history of fashion is to read the story of privileged men and their fancy embellishments, and every few generations, even by their own defini- tion of history, queerdo carnival cadres come out as mummers, mimes, wizards, sots, gender benders, clowns, and shaman. We emerge over and over again from the boring bourgeois pages of ancient vogue as spectacularly costumed jester prophet gangs. We, as two spirits, have a long tradition of putting on our best frock and speaking truth to power. Turning out a look is not without risks. We have all experienced threat and intimidation, and some of us violence, for merely entering the world as our selves. The ability to change genders fluidly in a culture obsessed with its binary nature is incred- ibly powerful and therefore terrifying. The phobia part of homo and transphobia is in many ways tied to our ability to transform and walk between the supposed rules of society. Our existence alone is audacious; when we perform our lives through our outfits we invite fascination and ridicule; we offer critique and possibility. San Francisco Feyboys believe that fashion is an everyday expression of our art, our life force, and a gift we give out to the world. Fashion, for us, is not about names and designers, price tags, purchasing, and sweatshops. It’s how do I cover my body with cloth until I feel like me, and what do I want to be. We challenge ourselves to dress the part of radi- cal faggots in our daily lives to encourage liberation from normative structure, to defy the drabness of first world ennui, and to enjoy our individual intrinsic beauty with a little help from hot glue and sequins. We believe our gender transgressions and identity politics are sacred and best shared with the public. A little leavening lightens the whole loafer. Until the revolution arrives, see you on the dance floor. —Feyboy Collective *Queen Isabella defined the “new world” as “sav- age” in 1539 after hearing testimony of wide spread sodomy and transgendered priests. Google it. The 2012 Fashion Issue Between the Lines2 Artists in this Issue Adrain Chesser and Timothy White Eagle . . . .25, 42, 44, 51 Daniel Ford (Comet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Daniel Nicoletta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 14 David Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 19 Dot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39 Eden Firestone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 21 Edward Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Glisten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Ian Schreier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Jack Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Jeremy Chase Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 13 Jim Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 27 Noam Gonick & Luis Jacob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Peter Lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 17, 28, 29, 30, 57, 58 Rosie Delicious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Steven Baratz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Raspberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Walt Cessna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 33, 48, 52, 53 Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 RFD is a reader-written journal for gay people which focuses on country living and encourages alternative lifestyles. We foster community building and network- ing, explore the diverse expressions of our sexuality, care for the environment, Radical Faerie consciousness, and nature-centered spirituality, and share experiences of our lives. RFD is produced by volunteers. We welcome your participation. The business and general production are coordinated by a collective. Features and entire issues are prepared by different groups in various places. RFD (ISSN# 0149-709X) is published quarterly for $25 a year by RFD Press, P.O. Box 302, Hadley MA 01035-0302. Postmaster: Send address changes to RFD, P.O. Box 302, Hadley MA 01035-0302 Non-profit tax exempt #62- 1723644, a function of RFD Press with office of registra- tion at 231 Ten Penny Rd., Woodbury, TN 37190. RFD Cover Price: $9.95. A regular subscription is the least expensive way to receive it four times a year. Copyright © 2012 RFD Press. The records required by Title 18 U.S.D. Section 2257 and associated with respect to this magazine (and all graphic material associated therewith on which this label appears) are kept by the custodian of records at the following location: RFD Press, 85 N Main St, Ste 200, White River Junction, VT 05001. Mail for our Brothers Behind Bars project should be sent to P.O. Box 68, Liberty TN 37095. On the Covers Front & Back : Feyboy Collective Inside Front Cover : “Embracing Day at Rooster Rock” by Kwai Lam, KwaiLam.com, FaeryPhoto.com Inside Back Cover : “Dinner Circle, 1996” by Keri Pickett . www.pickettphoto.com . Production Bambi Gauthier, Editor in Chief Guest Editors: Feyboy Collective Matt Bucy, Art Director Paul Wirhun, Editor Myrlin, Prison Pages Editor Submission Deadlines Summer–April 21, 2012 Fall–July 21, 2012 See inside covers for themes and specifics. “Glisten” photograph courtesy of Glisten For advertising, subscriptions, back issues and other information visit www.rfdmag.org RFD 149 Spring 2012 3 Letters & Announcements ....................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2012 Gathering Guide ........................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Stories & Articles Clothes Are A Drag ............................Bluejay of Ganowungo ............9 Queer Plaids ..................................Jeremey Chase Sanders ..........13 The Clothes Make the Tran .....................Zaccums .......................15 Camouflage Skirts Some Faerie Fashion History .................Jack Davis ......................16 Ritual Craft Making ............................Eden Firestone ..................20 Haiku ........................................Yan ............................24 Fae Fashion ...................................Kit ............................26 Wakan [Holy] Love ............................John Tahnodin Lorenzen .........41 La Mode Royal des Folleterre ...................Wolf ...........................49 Five and a Half Questions for Jericho Brown ......Franklin Abbott .................54 History of the Faeries ............Recorded by Speck / Transcribed by Husk ........57 Brothers Behind Bars ..........................Myrlin .........................61 Poetry and Art When It Comes to Faerie Fashion This is What I Wonder ......................Jack Davis .......................7 The Yellow Hat ................................Steven Schwartzberg ............31 Realtime Fashion Disruption ....................Feyboy Collective ...............34 Couture de la Marine Debris ....................Rosie Delicious .................48 The Troubadour of Brotherhood ................Wes Hartley ....................50 WOLFPACK! .................................Walt Cessna & Clint Catalyst .....52 CONTENTS4 RFD 149 Spring 2012 LETTERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS It causes us pain to admit… A letter from Milo Pyne My name was sadly misspelled in RFD #148. I was a founder of SMS and submitted a photo to Franklin Abbott. I even filled out a form giving the rights to use of the photo... (i think..). I was bummed to see my name appear (twice) as Milo \’Payne\’—I do not want to be a \’pain\’ but I was disappointed in this (very minor) flaw in a otherwise fabulous issue! —With love, Milo Spirit Meets Flesh BC Radical Faerie Camp 2012 “The body is a holy place of romp and renewal... Open your temple to love. Visit other temples.” —James Broughton The Radical Faeries of British Columbia welcome you to B.C. Faerie Camp! In each other we delight, we move, and we have our being—and also our identity as Radical Faerie. It is an identity which means very different things to different people, but one constant remains: we celebrate ourselves, our tribe, all humanity, and creation in the perfect beauty of one another. As Faeries, we regularly gather to manifest that together. Music circles, dancing, and cuddling around the lakeside campfire, hiking in the B.C. rainforest, canoeing in the lake— or even swimming, for braver souls. Meditation space, chill n cuddle space, heart circle, games and kinkgames, inside and out. Camaraderie through ecstatic dance, the k(no)w talent show, and the auction. Meals for all on the vegan-carnivore spectrum, funky camp-style bunkhouses, friendly staff. As you round the last corner of the road into the camp, and the lake, field, forest, and snow-capped mountains come into view, you arrive at a destination where spirit meets flesh. And that is the theme for this year’s gathering—creating together a space where our spirits and bodies intermingle and feed one another, tending toward new growth. Whether it is your imagination, your body, your brothers, our tribe, or the world; the vessel is filled when spirit meets flesh...a uniquely Faerie consciousness manifested when we meet and breed ideas, visions, intentions, and one another. The deadline for registration is firm: May 1, 2012. We have set the number of participants this year at 75, to maintain the same intimate atmosphere we enjoyed last year; and we will keep a first-come, first-served waitlist in the event we exceed that number. For more information and registration, please visit www.bcradfae.ca. Faerie Sex Magick Workshops for 2012 We are very pleased to announce that the next Sex Magick 169 workshop is scheduled to occur at Wolf Creek Sanctuary in southern Oregon from May 26–June 2. There are another three workshops tentatively scheduled for Western Missouri in August, Short Mountain Sanctuary (or Sassafras) in Octo- ber, and Vancouver, B.C. in November. This workshop, now into its third decade, was originally conceived and led by Harry Hay. For the past 10 years the workshop has been led by some of the original participants as well as more recent alumni. Faerie Sex Magick, simply de- fined, is a week-long, chem-free workshop that uses the heart circle process to explore deeper levels of emotional and physi- cal intimacy. Where gathering Heart Circles and Sex rituals end, there are often levels of unexplored connections. The Sex Magick workshop, though its participants, manifests a container of intimacy with deep bonds between the members. Faeries who are comfortable and committed to Heart Circle process and exploring heart-centered erotic connections are encouraged to participate in the Sex Magic workshops. For more information (including future dates for sched- uled workshops) or to register, please go to http://www. faeriesexmagick.org. All potential participants are asked to participate in a gate-keeping process before attending a work- shop. Feel free to contact us if you have questions or are at all curious. Thanks for reading this! Rosie/ eggmananda@gmail.com Chas / chas@faeriesexmagick.org Photo by Edward Parker RFD 149 Spring 2012 5 GATHERING GUIDE 2012 for contact information visit www.radfae.org. Gathering / Event Sanctuary / Community Location Date Great Circle Wolf Creek Oregon March 16-18 Beltaine Wolf Creek Oregon April 26 - May 3 Short Mountain Spring Gatheirng Short Mountain Tennessee Apr 27 - May 6 Beltane Folleterre France April 30 - May 7 Beltane Zuni New Mexico May 1 May Day Gathering Billy California May 3 - 6 Gardening Week Folleterre France May 8 - 15 BC Radical Faerie Camp BC Faeries British Columbia May 18 - 21 Victoria Day Gathering Amber Fox Ontario May 18 - 21 Longhouse Radical Faerie Gathering Seattle Washington May 24 - 29 Sex Magick Wolf Creek Oregon May 26 - June 1 Idapalooza Fruit Jam IDA Tennessee May 30 - June 4 Sex Magick Workshop Weekend with Cyrwin (aka Leather Faerie Shaman) Zuni New Mexico Late Spring/Early Summer Rites of Passages: Our Inner Child Comes to the Tribal Elders Edward Carpenter Community Scotland June 9 - 16 Canada Day Gathering Amber Fox Ontario June 29 - July 2 Faerie Spirit Gathering Kawashaway Minnesota July 1 - 6 July Fourth Gathering Billy California July 4 - 8 Naraya Wolf Creek Oregon June 6 - 10 Lammas Gathering Faerie Camp Destiny Vermont July 27 - Aug 5 25th Annual High Summer Gathering Amber Fox Ontario Aug 1 - 6 Lammas Gathering Kawashaway Minnesota Aug 3 - 12 Berlin Wannsee III Gathering, Berlin Euro Faeries Germany Aug 4 - 12 Women’s Gathering, Folleterre Folleterre France Aug 4 - 12 Summer Gathering Zuni New Mexico Aug 10 - 19 Great Circle, Folleterre Folleterre France Aug 13 - 19 Breitenbush Summer Gathering Breitenbush Oregon Aug 15 - 19 Traditional Gay Men's Week Edward Carpenter Community Scotland Aug 15 - 22 Gay Men's Week Edward Carpenter Community England Aug 18 - 25 Summer Gathering Folleterre France Aug 20 - 30 Blue Heron Gathering Upstate New York New York Aug 27 - Sept 3 Labor Day Gatheirng Billy California Aug 30 - Sept 3 Natural Body, Natural Being Edward Carpenter Community Scotland Sept 1 - 8 Fall Foliage Gathering Faerie Camp Destiny Vermont Oct 5 - Oct 8 Ancient Way Fall Harvest & Arts Festival Zuni New Mexico Oct 6 Thanksgiving Gatherette Amber Fox Ontario Oct 5 - 8 Halloween Gathering Billy California Oct 31 Faerie Feast of Gratitude Zuni New Mexico Nov 22 RFD 149 Spring 2012 7 I wonder if one of our roles as faeries is to decon- struct the gender binary. I wonder if we faeries follow styles or if we create our own individual style. I wonder what it would be like to dress so that no one would mistake me for a heterosexual. I wonder if when we fags dress butch to attract other men, are we just perpetuating the myth that sissy is not sexy. I wonder if when we judge drag queens for not look- ing “real”, aren’t we perpetuating the myth that there are only two genders and that we have to look like either one or the other. I wonder why there is so little porno that involves drag queens. I wonder why the colors black, blue, grey and brown are so popular with fags. I wonder if we remember that the first faerie gather- ings were called for fags who did not assimilate into the gay mainstream. When I dress to look like I assimilate, I wonder why I do. I wonder what it would be like to do drag that is transgressive, that travels between the world of male and female. I wonder about wearing lingerie with hiking boots. I wonder about hairy legs and high heels. I wonder about really short skirts with dicks and balls exposed. I wonder about wearing all of one’s necklaces at once. I wonder about wearing a wedding dress that re- mains unzipped down the back. I wonder about baseball caps with frilly aprons and nothing else. I wonder about rather than slipping a dress over your head, you just strap it to the front of you and let the back of you be naked. I wonder how many faeries have had sex while wearing a dress. I wonder about packing for a faerie gathering and not taking any trousers. I wonder about fags who go to a dress-up event with one accessory that if it were removed, they would look like just like a straight man. I wonder about how much of dressing butch is claiming straight male privilege. I wonder what it would be like to dress in a way that says, “I’m a big fag.” I wonder if faeries can put the “fuck” back in “genderfuck.” When It Comes to Faerie Fashion This is What I Wonder by Jack Davis Clothing Design H I S S Y F I T, model: Eric Glaser, make up: Kegel Kater, June 2, 2011, photo by Daniel NicolettaNext >