▁in ▁the ▁short - term , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁results ▁could ▁be ▁sust ained ▁with ▁on going ▁practice . ▁▁▁ ▁D ian ics ▁pride ▁themselves ▁on ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁les bian ▁and ▁bis ex ual ▁members . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁goal ▁within ▁many ▁cov ens ▁to ▁explore ▁female ▁sexual ity ▁and ▁sens ual ity ▁outside ▁of ▁male ▁control , ▁and ▁many ▁rit uals ▁function ▁to ▁aff irm ▁les bian ▁sexual ity , ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁popular ▁tradition ▁for ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁come ▁out . ▁Some ▁cov ens ▁exclus ively ▁consist ▁of ▁same - sex ▁orient ed ▁women ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁les bian ▁separ at ism . ▁ ▁D ian ic ▁W ic ca ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁cov ens ▁tradition ally ▁compare ▁themselves ▁with ▁radical ▁femin ism . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁cov ens ▁reject ▁trans gender ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁assigned ▁male ▁at ▁birth . ▁Some ▁groups ▁also ▁directly ▁challenge ▁gender ▁identity . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ar ad ia , ▁or ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁the ▁W itch es ▁claims ▁that ▁ancient ▁D iana , ▁A ph rod ite , ▁Ar ad ia , ▁and ▁Her od ius ▁cult s ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Myst eries ▁are ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁all - f em ale ▁c oven ▁and ▁many ▁w itch ▁myth s ▁as ▁we ▁know ▁them . ▁D ian ic ▁W ic ca ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁Winter ▁Sol st ice ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁when ▁Budapest ▁led ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Hollywood