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Running Water Farm was the location of several gatherings of the Radical Faeries movement between 1978 and 1989.

History

In 1978, Mikel Wilson, inspired by the Southeastern Conference for Lesbians and Gay Men, began annual spiritual retreats at Running Water, a remote mountain farm near Bakersville, North Carolina.

In 1979, Ron Lambe and three others, John Jones, Rocco Patt, and Peter Kendrick, purchased the farm from Wilson. They formed a for-profit corporation called Stepping Stone, Inc., to manage the equity each of them was investing. Soon, twice-yearly gatherings were scheduled and Running Water became one of the sanctuaries of the Radical Faerie movement. RFD, A Country Journal for Gay Men Everywhere was published at Running Water from 1980 to 1988.

The last official faerie gathering at Running Water occurred in 1989. According to Randy A. Riddle, the sanctuary was shut down in 1989 due to a lack of modern amenities.

References

  1. "Recollections of Running Water Farm". RFD Magazine. Gay Spirit Visions. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. Ezell, Jason (October 2019). "Returning Forest Darlings: Gay Liberationist Sanctuary in the Southeastern Network, 1973–80". Radical History Review. 2019 (135): 71–94. doi:10.1215/01636545-7607833. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. "Remembrances of RFDs Past". coolcatdaddy.com. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

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