Clan Blue Feather will be returning to GNW in 2025. There will be a Clan Blue Feather tent open to all Clan Blue Feather members and allies who wish to hang out and chill while watching the list field and marketplace. There will be free Clan Blue Feather badges and other items for members and allies, as well as other resources for this interested in learning more about the household.
This year, the Clan Blue Feather tent is sponsored by the GNW 2025 Stewards – Lady Cristin verch Reys & Lady Eydis Ragnarsdottir.
Members and allies are invited to volunteer as Clan Blue Feather ambassadors during GNW. The ambassadors spend time at the tent, on a roster, to welcome anyone who visits the tent and ensure it is a safe space. If you are interested, please indicate on your booking form or contact the stewards via email.
What is Clan Blue Feather?
Clan Blue Feather is the name for anyone that identifies as LGBTQIA+ or an ally in the SCA. Sometimes known as Blue Feather or House Blue Feather, is a research and social household in the SCA.
The household originally formed to encourage and facilitate research on homosexuality in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and teach other members of the Society about LGBTQIA+ issues in the Current Middle Ages.
The Clan Blue Feather as a household has no formal structure. There is no hierarchy or leadership. Activities are organised by consensus among members.
Joining Clan Blue Feather
Membership is open to anyone. There is no formal process for joining the household. If you want to be a member then you can call yourself a member. The household name and badge are free for any member to use.
How to identify Clan Blue Feather members?
Membership is open to anyone. There is no formal process for joining the household. If you want to be a member then you can call yourself a member. The household name and badge are free for any member to use.
It is traditional for a dark blue feather to be worn by LGBTQIA+ members and a light blue feather to be worn by allies. The household badge can also be displayed.
Please note the wearing of a blue feather is not restricted to the household like the wearing of a white belt is restricted to members of the Order of Chivalry. If you are unsure if a Blue Feather being worn denotes membership of the Household, please ask.