Pride is here, but does it still matter? What about the companies joining pride? Learn more about the history and the future of pride. Merch | Leave us a voice message or support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss

Have you ever wondered if you're queer enough? Or sober enough? We're here to tell you that you are enough, no matter where you are today. Listen to learn more about how that's possible. Merch | Leave us a voice message | Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss

Can you believe it's been four years since QSS started? Right before the pandemic, we were doing purely in-person, monthly meetings. After the pandemic hit, we evolved and kept thriving! Plus, some thoughts about spring and the sun.

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Let's look back at the start of 2024 and Dry January (and February)! We talk about our favorite winter drinks and how to continue the sobriety into March.

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Welcome to the Queer Sober Social Podcast! We're a Chicago-based group of sober, LGBTQ+ folks looking for an alternative to the queer drinking scene. Join our hosts, Carly and Rajiv to learn what QSS is all about! Leave us a voice message or support us on Patreon!

We'd like to invite you to be basic with us. Understand what it means to live sober, with an emphasis on the live. You are not boring if you don't drink. Merch | Leave us a voice message or support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss

We heard you wanted some more dating advice from sober and queer people, so we delivered! Even though we had some internet challenges (the joys of podcasting online), we have another great episode for you all. Learn about a Will, Want, Won't list (shout out to Dr. Lindsey Doe from Sexplanations) but remixed for dating purposes! Watch Dr. Doe's original video: https://youtu.be/xoYxd3E3UXU. Of course, also shout out to #gecknation, but you'll have to listen to understand why.

[TW: Getting sober] Carly's story about choosing to be sober is amazing. She talks about knowing she needed to be sober from the first drink she ever took, to what the first years of sobriety are like, all the way to how she's flourishing today! Congrats on 4 years of sobriety, Carly!

Thanks for being patient with us as we catch up from earlier in the summer.

We're talking with the co-founder of the audio-only wellness event, Take C4re: The funny, the articulate, the charming, Mercy. Come listen to her stories on getting sober, discovering her queerness, and taking up the space she needs. Alternative titles for this episode include: Cups of Sand/Water with Mercy & Hydrate. Check out Mercy's event at https://www.takec4re.com/ and use the code QSS50 to get 50% off your registration!

Take some "sips of air" with Phoebe Conybeare, co-founder of Facet, and get energized! Learn about feeling the fear and doing it anyway where "it" can be getting sober, quitting corporate, or even starting your own company. Phoebe wanted to shout out @Take_C4re, @la_conextion, @recoveryfortherevolution, and @iamgoddexx. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss