Described by Artforum as a “fairytale–cum–manifesto“,[3] The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions is a series of allegorical vignettes set in the declining empire of Ramrod, ruled by “the men” (patriarchal society) under the rule of Warren-And-His-Fuckpole, while the eponymous “faggots” (gay men) live communally, produce art, have sex, and await the next revolution. Their “friends” include the “strong women” (feminists), the “queens” (drag queens), the “women who love women” (lesbians), and the “faeries” (the Radical Faeries), among others. Distinct from the faggots are the “queer men” – gay men who are closeted, or who have assimilated into patriarchal society. The book is primarily non-narrative, and is composed largely of a combination of single-page episodes, polemic writing, and aphorisms.[4]
The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions is a 1977 gay manifesto written by Larry Mitchell as a fable, with illustrations by Ned Asta. The book grew from the author’s experience of queer communal living in the 1970s, with particular emphasis on topics of sexual liberation and anti-assimilationism.[1][2]
