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Originally Posted by sct  I'm an addict, period... I was an addict *before* I was gay. Or at least, at the same time. I was definitely an active addict years before I was actively gay. The similarities, are more important than the differences to me. I don't find any need to disqualify myself from recovery on the basis of my sexual preference. |
I think that you may have missed the point of the article. Did you read the article or just the title to the thread? I consider myself a woman, alcoholic, lesbian, mother, partner, as well as many other things but that does not make one more important than the other. The article deals with the difficulties that are real for GLBT in recovery programs and treatment centers. I for one do not feel comfortable even in my home group referring to the fact that I am a lesbian when I speak, yet straight people speak of their spouses all the time. This is just one of the difficulties that GLBT face in recovery. The article goes into greater depth regarding these difficulties.
I am all for looking for the similiarities and that is why I have stayed in AA. I do have to recognize that there are differences and address them in a constructive way. For me reading articles such as this is a constructive way for me to deal with those differences.