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Tenth anniversary edition

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  I’m super excited to announce the   tenth anniversary edition   of   All acts of Love and Pleasure: inclusive Wicca   — expanded, revised, updated and considerably bigger than the original — coming soon from Avalonia Books (details of where to buy it coming soon). The cover of the tenth anniversary edition of  All acts of Love and Pleasure: inclusive Wicca , designed by Sorita d’Este with a painting of The Divine Androgyne by Paul B Rucker. The book includes chapters and sections on 2SLGBTQIA inclusion in Wicca, anti-racism, cultural appropriation, including disabled and neurodivergent people, consent culture, Wicca and science, running a coven, and more! The first edition broke new ground by advocating for inclusive Wicca that celebrates  all  acts of love and pleasure, not just  some . The book also calls for inclusion in other areas: theology, praxis, anti-racism, including marginalized groups, and reducing hierarchy. The new edition is ...
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Trans is beautiful

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In light of recent events in the United States (anti-trans legislation and the erosion of trans rights) and the United Kingdom (a recent Supreme Court ruling which limited the definition of a woman to “biological women only”), I want to reaffirm the following: Trans women are women;  Trans men are men; Nonbinary genders are valid. Inclusive Wicca has always stood for the full inclusion of LGBTQ2SIA people in Wicca, and we will always affirm that gender is far more than biology, and that people’s own lived experience of who they are is valid. Although inclusive Wicca is not a formal organization, I think I can speak for everyone involved in it (and many others) to state our unequivocal support for trans people, and I invite anyone who agrees with this statement to co-sign it in the comments. I am nonbinary and I affirm trans and nonbinary rights.
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  Commemorating Queer Ancestors is very important to the queer community. It’s vital to know our history and the people who fought for LGBTQ+ rights. Light a candle for these and other queer ancestors. Brenda Howard, a bisexual activist known as the Mother of Pride . Close to my heart because she was bisexual and because Pride is important. Marsha P Johnson, instigator of the Stonewall riot and protector of trans youth Mark Ashton, co-founder of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) . More about Mark Ashton . Barbara May Cameron, Hunkpapa Lakota, LGBT rights activist, founder of Gay American Indians Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson , gay Pagan writer, political scientist, and philosopher, had the idea for the League of Nations which ultimately became the United Nations 🇺🇳 Sylvia Rivera , American LGBT rights activist (1951–2002) Which queer ancestors will you honour during Hallowstide?
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The festival of Borrowed

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Some years ago, I started the festival of Borrowed. It’s on February 28th or 29th, and is a reminder that the Earth is precious and ecosystems are fragile. It seems even more relevant in the face of the climate emergency. The festival of Borrowed highlights the idea that we do not own the Earth or the trees, animals, birds, and waters — we only “borrow” them, and share them with all other life. They are entities in their own right, flows in nature.
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New book: Transmasculine Guide to Physical Transition

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New from Microcosm Publishing and author Sage Buch : "In this new guide to physical transition for transmasc folks, author Sage Buch offers the reader guidance and advice on safe ways to feel more like yourself. Written with trans men, nonbinary folks, and other masc genderqueer folks in mind, Buch covers everything from chest binding and packing, to hormone replacement therapy, to the ins and outs of surgery, all in terms accessible to the layperson. Check it out !"   
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Queer Pagan Reading List 2023

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  Queer Pagan Reading List 2023 New titles this year: Mat Auryn’s  Mastering Magick , books by Jack Chanek,  The Pagan Heart of the West  by Randy P Conner,  The Witches of Thistle Grove  series by Lana Harper, books by T Thorn Coyle,  Chaos Monk  by Steve Dee, two new books by Casey Giovinco,  Traversing Gender  by Lee Harrington,  Sacred Gender  by Ariana Serpentine. Continue reading  →
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Gardnerians speak!

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Recently some transphobic people claimed that they are more traditional than Gardnerians who are welcoming and inclusive.  Several people have written or spoken to refute their transphobic nonsense and their claims to be more traditional, including me, Mortellus, Jack Chanek, Jason Mankey, Ash the Gardnerian Librarian, and Dylan.  I’m going to try to collect all the YouTube videos, Instagram videos and posts, blogposts, and tweets over at Dowsing for Divinity in my blogpost Gardnerians speak! Let me know in the comments if you have a public post that you would like me to add there.
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