The text below is from Frontiers In L.A., February 24, 2009, p. 19
Radical Faeries talk marred by protests
An event marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Radical Faeries was marred when a handful of audience members accused speakers Dr. Don Kilhefner and Mark Thompson of “erasing” therapist Mitch Walker from history during their talk at ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives Feb. 15.
About 15 protesters, including therapist Dr. Doug Sadownick of the LGBT specialization in clinical psychology at Antioch University in Los Angeles, held signs outside the ONE parking lot blasting Kilhefner.
Inside, Kilhefner talked about how Walker and Harry Hay discussed the idea for what became the Radical Faeries—a gathering where gay men could talk and discover their authentic gay identities in an idyllic setting. But after a blow up with Hay, Walker left the organizing meeting, and Hay and Kilhefner completed and carried out plans for what became a worldwide movement.
Thompson also told stories with pictures he’d taken, including one in which a couple asked the circle of faeries for their blessing in a (naked) commitment ceremony.
During the Q&A, several protesters who were in the audience of about 100 angrily shouted at Kilhefner before ONE said they would host a talk featuring Walker —K.O.
(See Karen Ocamb’s personal blog about the event on bilerico.com.)
Radical Faeries talk marred by protests
An event marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Radical Faeries was marred when a handful of audience members accused speakers Dr. Don Kilhefner and Mark Thompson of “erasing” therapist Mitch Walker from history during their talk at ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives Feb. 15.
About 15 protesters, including therapist Dr. Doug Sadownick of the LGBT specialization in clinical psychology at Antioch University in Los Angeles, held signs outside the ONE parking lot blasting Kilhefner.
Inside, Kilhefner talked about how Walker and Harry Hay discussed the idea for what became the Radical Faeries—a gathering where gay men could talk and discover their authentic gay identities in an idyllic setting. But after a blow up with Hay, Walker left the organizing meeting, and Hay and Kilhefner completed and carried out plans for what became a worldwide movement.
Thompson also told stories with pictures he’d taken, including one in which a couple asked the circle of faeries for their blessing in a (naked) commitment ceremony.
During the Q&A, several protesters who were in the audience of about 100 angrily shouted at Kilhefner before ONE said they would host a talk featuring Walker —K.O.
(See Karen Ocamb’s personal blog about the event on bilerico.com.)
Click on the purple headline for this entry above to access Karen Ocamb's blog or go to:
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/02/whos_history_my_curious_encounter_with_t.php
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