Gay alanon

Christopher S. &#; Gay Al Anon Family Recovery Speaker &#; &#;Here and Clear!&#;

Enjoy this talk by Christopher, a gay Al Anon speaker who is delivering this talk at a LGBTQIA convention and sharing his mighty story of recovery. While not an alcoholic or addict himself, Chris recounts his harrowing tale and shares very personal insights in to how he became engulfed in his partner&#;s alcoholism. He shares how he was proficient to make a difference and verb himself through the 12 step process of recovery.

A slip in An-Anon and how taking the steps is merely a suggestion

I would get the mobile calls, and of course they were just erratic cell calls. Sometimes my mother would be drunk. Sometimes my family would be screaming, and I was a bundle of nerves. I was a wreck, but I would consistently be drawn to that drama, and I was really grateful that I had a sponsor. He was in the Navy and brought me in to the program at this time. I went to my first meeting and it was wonderful. It was wonderful and it was awful at the alike time. Certainly there&#;s many things

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The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous: From the Beginning

The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous documents and honors the ways thousands of LGBT people contain carried Alcoholics Anonymous' message. This illuminating chronicle includes interviews and documents that detail the compelling history, recovery, and wisdom of gay people in AA. The book examines the challenges AA faced as the fellowship endeavored to become a more inclusive and cohesive community. The first-person accounts narrate the important work of influential gay and straight AA members that led key events in AA’s history. The author includes material on the steps and traditions of AA, and on becoming an ally to LGBT people on the road to recovery.

Topics in The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous include:

  • the gay origins of AA’s Third Tradition
  • a comparison of treatments for alcoholism and homosexuality
  • compelling portraits of sober gay life in the s and s
  • the debate in AA over meetings for gay alcoholics
  • interviews with members and co-founders of the first gay AA m
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