The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous: From the Beginning (Haworth Series in Family and Consumer Issues in Health)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078903039X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. She lives with her family in Marin County, California. Audrey Borden has been involved with the recovering community in the San Francisco Bay Area since the early 1980s. She has a Bachelor's degree in Geography from Portland State University in Oregon, and has been writing professionally since 1983
"Well constructed history" according to Mama Westray. I found this immensely informative. Would recommend it to anyone interested in different in how different groups have had to wrote, even with in AA to be accepted.. A Great Piece of History This book is very important to me. I'm so glad that my sponsor recommended it to me.. DF Minneapolis said Breaking the Silence. Ms. Borden has brought together a fascinating and important collection of "insider's history" regarding GLBT people in Alcoholics Anonymous. Organized in a straightforward (no pun intended) and very readable manner, the book conveys through first-hand accounts the place and significance gay and lesbian people have had
"An Important First Step in Chronicling and Understanding the Experiences of Gays and Lesbians in AA.""This Groundbreaking book about an important but little-known part of the history of Alcoholics Anonymous belongs on the shelves of every alcoholic and addict, straight or gay."
The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous documents and honors the ways thousands of LGBT people have carried Alcoholics Anonymous' message. 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 Traditiona comparison of treatments for alcoholism and homosexualitycompelling portraits of sober gay life in the 1950s and 1960sthe debate in AA over meetings for gay alcoholicsinterviews with members and co-founders of the first gay AA meetingsthe history of the first gay AA/Al-Anon conferenceinterviews with pioneering gay addiction professionalsthe history of AA pamphlet “AA and the Gay/Lesbian Alcoholic”Alcoholics Together, and why a parallel AA organization for gay alcoholics formed in southern Californiastrategies AA’s gay members developed to make their meetings simultaneously safe and publicand why some