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Various ]n traditions hold a wide range of differing beliefs about ]. ] is known for stressing "male/female polarity" in their theology and rituals. |
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], the founder (with ]) of ], particularly stressed heterosexual approaches to Wicca,<ref name=WT>Gardner, G.B., ''Witchcraft Today'', p.75, London:Rider, 1954</ref> whereas ], the founder of the Gardnerian offshoot, ], came out as ] later in life and created new rituals in which sexual orientation was irrelevant. Newer Wiccan traditions do not usually hold to this historical aversion to ]-friendly approaches to Wicca.<ref>''The Wicca Bible'', Anne-Marie Gallagher</ref> |
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The Wiccan "]" says "All acts of Love and Pleasure are My rituals".<ref name="Gardner 2004 p.70">]. ''Witchcraft and the Book of Shadows'' (2004) Edited by A.R.Naylor. Thame, Oxfordshire: ], p.70. ISBN 1-872189-52-0</ref> |
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==LGBT issues in Gardnerian practice== |
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==More recent beliefs and practice== |
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According to the Pagan Federation of Canada: 'Over the last few decades, many people have thought that the emphasis on male/female polarity in Wicca excludes homosexuals'.<ref>Huneault, Robert.''Homosexuality and Wicca''. Pagan Federation/Fédération Païenne Canada website, accessed 11 May 2007. </ref> However, this source goes on to make the case for the validity of LGBT orientations even within traditional Wicca, suggesting that gay men and lesbians are likely to be particularly alive to the interplay of the masculine and feminine principles in the Universe. |
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Historically, the Christian church and lay-people have believed that more women than men are involved in paganism and witchcraft, which can be seen as far back as 1487 with the printing of the '']''<ref name="malleus">{{citation |title=The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger |author=M. Summers (trans.) |year=1971 |publisher=Courier Dover Publications |isbn=0-486-22802-9 |page=47}}</ref> Several modern authors of Wiccan books state that, in current Wicca, the situation is the same.<ref name="amh">{{citation |title=The Way of the Green Witch |first=Arin |last=Murphy-Hiscock |year=2006 |publisher=Provenance Press |isbn=1-59337-500-X |page=xii |nopp=true}}</ref><ref name="otterzell">{{citation |title=Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard |first=Oberon |last=Zell-Ravenheart |year=2004 |publisher=Career Press |isbn=1-56414-711-8 |page=24 }}</ref><!-- |
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The following paragraph smacks of entirely too much WP:OR. I'm teasing out the gender issue, since I've found some sources for that, but the rest needs to be sourced to be included. |
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There are probably around the same or greater percentage of LGBT persons practicing traditional Wicca, as the percentage of LGBT persons in the population at large. This, and the imbalance of female and male practitioners, can sometimes be a practical obstacle to gay people and women who wish to join traditional circles, an obstacle often shared by single people. The actual sexual orientation of the individual is not an issue. --> |
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An exception is ] (also known as Feminist Witchcraft and/or Feminist Spirituality), claimed to be a branch of Wicca (despite not being in line with Wiccan beliefs) practiced almost exclusively by women, most of whom are heterosexual, preferring to practice their spirituality with other women in pursuit of ]. Some Dianics, of course, are lesbians, just as there are lesbians in other Wiccan denominations. Dianic Wiccans worship a ] but not the god, and form female-only ]s, for the most part. There are some mixed-gender Dianics, specifically the ]s, who practice in either all female or mixed-gender circles, and who may or may not include the god in their workings.{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} |
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Since the 1980s, a number of all-male or "Mithraic" circles have been formed. These masculist circles worship both the god and the goddess, but tend to emphasise the role of the god in their lives. It is thought that these circles may have been formed In response to Dianic Wicca.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} |
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==Gay- and lesbian-oriented traditions== |
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] is a religion that welcomes lesbian pagans and celebrates their perspectives on feminism, sexism, and women's empowerment within patriarchal culture. However, many Dianic covens ban transgender women, claiming they are solely for "]."<ref name=Adler>{{cite book|title=Drawing down the moon: witches, Druids, goddess-worshippers, and other pagans in America|last=Adler|first=Margaret|year= 2006|publisher=Penguin Books|pages=126}}</ref> |
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Although not specifically Wiccan, one branch of traditional Witchcraft has provided a home for many Neo-Pagan LGBT men and women. The ] is very open to all sexual orientations and some sources encourage ] during rituals to reach states of ecstasy. The ] should not be confused, however, with other spiritual traditions bearing the name Faery (including the ] as well as branches of Wicca that focus on fairy/faery lore.) |
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Faery Witch covens of gay men only have been formed and are readily accepted among the larger group of Faery Witches. Both heterosexual and LGBT couples are married and handfasted in Faery Witch ceremonies every year. |
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The ] was founded in 1977 in ] by ], an elder in the Gardnerian, WICA and New York Welsh Traditions, in order to create a Craft tradition for gay and bisexual men—one that would celebrate and explore the distinctive mysteries unique to men who love men.<ref name=glbtq>{{cite web |last=Aburrow |first=Yvonne |title=Wicca |work=] |date=2007-06-21 |accessdate=2007-08-16 |url=http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/wicca.html}}</ref> The Minoan Sisterhood was founded as the Women's counterpart to the Brotherhood soon thereafter by ] and Lady Miw-Sekhmet in collaboration with Buczynski, based on his work with the Brotherhood. Legitimate Minoan initiations and elevations are all conducted in same-sex only circles. Both traditions continue to this day. The Brotherhood and Sisterhood are oath-bound, initiatory mystery religions which use a ritual framework descended from Gardnerian Wicca. |
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The ] was founded in the summer of 2004 by seven gay men from diverse traditions such as ], ], and pre-] witchcraft in order to create an ecumenical ] tradition which serves the community of men who love men. The mandate of the Brotherhood is to help gay, bisexual, and transgender men overcome the burden of societal labels. The Brotherhood rejects the limiting beliefs and prejudices of modern culture and religions that preach intolerance and hate. Instead of didactic teaching, they stress a simple Neopagan principle: "Find the Divine within your own experience." To impart this principle, they hold public rituals near the eight common holidays of Neopagan tradition where they celebrate the embodiment of the gay male divine through the life-cycle of human experience. |
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There is another predominantly gay male, Neo-Pagan oriented group called the ], which emphasizes ] spirituality. Certain branches are exclusively focused on gay male spirituality; others are open to all genders and orientations. |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Wicca|LGBT}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*] (2003), « Lesbian Rituals and Dianic Tradition » in Ramona Faith Oswald (ed), ''Lesbian Rites: Symbolic Acts and the Power of Community'', The Haworth Press. |
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* ] (1993), ''Blossom of Bone: Reclaiming the Connections between Homoeroticism and the Sacred'', San Francisco: Harper. |
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* Conner, Randy P., Sparks, David Hatfield, and Sparks, Mariya (1997), ''Cassell’s Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit'', London and New York: Cassell. |
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* ] (1978), '']: A Radical View of Western Civilization and Some of the People It Has Tried to Destroy'', Boston: Fag Rag Books. |
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* ] (2005), ''The Path of the Green Man: Gay Men, Wicca and Living a Magical Life'', New York: Citadel Press. |
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* Kaldera, Raven (2002), ''Hermaphrodeities, the Transgender Spiritual Workbook'', Xlibris Corporation. |
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* Moon, T. (2005 June 16) "", ''San Francisco Bay Times''. |
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* Omphalos, C., Polanshek, J., Pond, G., Tanner, P., Thompson, S., eds. (2012), ''Gender and Transgender in Modern Paganism'', Cupertino: Circle of Cerridwen Press. With contributions by ], ], ], and Raven Kaldera. |
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* ] (2003), ''Gay Witchcraft: Empowering the Tribe'', Newburyport (MA): Weiser Books. |
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* Rodgers, B (1995), ''The Radical Faerie Movement: A Queer Spirit Pathway'', Social Alternatives, 14:4 pp 34–37. |
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* Malychite, (2014) '''', California: Ankh Eternal Publishing. |
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