A Legacy of Cruelty to Sexual and Gender Minority Group TO EACH HIS OWN – July 27, 2024 - When the Journal was founded in 1812, there was no such thing as an LGBTQ+ community, and the medical terms “homosexual” and “transsexual” had yet to be coined. Between 1812 a... Read More...Aug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediagayTrauma
Miss Sobriety Drag Pageant Moving ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY – May 30, 2024 - “One of the reasons I moved to Philly was to get sober,” said Todd S., who noted that members of the group use first names and a last initial to preserve anonymity.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediagayJune 4 2024sobriety
Brad Lamm Shines a light on Meth Epidemic in LGBTQ Community METH IS A MYTH – May 22, 2024 - The silent epidemic of methamphetamine addiction in the LGBTQ+ community has reached a breaking point, leaving countless lives shattered in its wake. In response to this growing... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictiongayInterviewMay 28 2024meth
‘Dont’ Die High’ Aims to Reduce Deaths in Black Gay & Bisexual Men VIDEO – HANDLE WITH CAUTION – May 23, 2024 - Dr. Keith Green, co-chair of the task force and the Executive Director of the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus, joined ABC7 to talk about the campaign. He explained what t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictiongayMay 28 2024RecoveryRehab
Gay and Sober: Giving Up Alcohol in the LGBTQ Community IT’S HARD, IN A GOOD WAY – Dec. 29, 2023 - Chris Uhl poses outside of Metro Gallery on Dec. 28, 2023. He quit drinking a year and said, “Cutting alcohol out of my life was one of the best decisions I ever made... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediagayinterventionJan 2 2024RecoveryRehab
Tailoring Recovery for LGBTQ+ EVEN IN FLORIDA!!! – June 12, 2023 - For many people, misusing substances becomes a way to numb negative emotions and offers a temporary escape from daily stress and challenges. They rely on substances as a pr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionJune 20 2023marijuanamethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Tea Shop Creates Safe Place for LGBTQ Recovering Addicts VIDEO – GREEN TEA, BLACK TEA, RED TEA, GAY TEA – June 5, 2023 - tea shop creates safe space for LGBTQ+ people battling addictionsIn creating this space, she realized Louisville lacked a safe, sober space for ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionJune 13 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
A Texas 12-Step SOBER PRIDE – June 2, 2023 - The Houston native spent her early adult years enjoying the riches of life while indulging in the party lifestyle. In 2021, however, a run-in with the law ultimately led to a life-changin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousgayJune 6 2023RecoveryRehab
Victor Salinas on Sexuality, Sobriety and Ghosts ACTING NATURALLY – May 5, 2023 - BLADE: How does your sexuality impact your work? SALINAS: I’m open to whatever the role. Being gay has made me observant and given me the experience to connect with feelings a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionInterviewMay 16 2023RecoveryRehab
Concert In Manhattan To Benefit LGBTQ’s Struggling With Addiction MUSIC CAN HEAL – Jan. 26, 2023 - “In July of 2021, we lost our son Nic to a fentanyl poisoning,” Pagano said. Nic was a New Yorker who overdosed in Connecticut, where he’d moved for addiction treatment. Before ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionJan 31 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Beyond Ed Buck’: When Will Black Queer Lives Matter? VIDEO – SO SICKENING – Feb. 24, 2022 - The film asks why a predator was allowed to do this time and time again. Better yet: Why did so many of us do and say nothing? Five years in the making, the film pi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiongayMarch 8 2022Mental Health
Staying Fierce and Sober Over The Holidays WELL DRESSED AND HAPPY TOO – Dec. 17, 2021 -“The advice I like to give to younger queer people is understand that just because a lot of queer spaces, we congregate in nightclubs and event spaces and stuff, it ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
New Yorker of the Week: Christian Parker WATCH – SOBER RAINBOW PARTIES ALL OVER 5 BOROUGHS – June 7, 2021 - Fun for him, and others in the LGBTQ community also in recovery, does not have to involve alcohol. “We wanted something for the sober commun... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionInterviewJune 8 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Leslie Jordan once hated himself for being gay 5.7 MILLION FANS LOVE HIM FOR BEING GAY & SOBER – April 26, 2021 - He now has 5.7 million followers. Fans, old and new alike, were cheered by his quirky posts delivered in Jordan’s distinctive Southern draw... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionInterviewMay 4 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why My Friend Silvio Horta’s Life and Death Matter Till Meth Do Us Part – JANUARY 28 2020 - I learned that meth is certainly not a drug just for people in trailer parks. It is incredibly prevalent in all parts of society, and particularly in gay culture. Statis... Read More...Feb 4 2020gayinterventionmeth