This week’s guest, John, became intertwined with Pride by attending the “famous” Friday night AA meetings at our residential location. Through this, he was able to network with other liked-minded people who were both members of the LGBTQIA community and sober. John speaks about his first experiences drinking, which involved going to the hospital to get his stomach pumped, and the stigma of growing up gay in a heteronormative society. John has been sober since 2001.