By: collie

As others have said, thank you for this discussion, and I am so here for sober content. Sober x almost 5 years- I think its important to explore the intersectionality between being queer and drinking- for me, I lied about being queer from age 5 (when I realized) to age 24 (out to family friends, everyone)- lied to myself and everyone I knew, which established a real comfort and ability to lie (especially to myself) and need to numb out to keep the secret. I definitely tie this to my out of control drinking later in life, though its not, of course, the only contributing factor. Its fun and refreshing and needed to read about sobriety and drinking culture in Autostraddle- thanks!