Just Be Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
A long-time member and past trustee shares about his journey serving beyond the group as a gay man
Sammy
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
A transgender alcoholic shares about feeling all alone, until one day it was no longer true
Accepting Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
I went to the AA meeting, but I felt out of place. I couldn’t “come out” in prison. I didn’t want people to judge me. I didn’t trust anyone.
Like a Prayer
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
When things got tough, she knew just what to do. Pray, pull over and reach for every tool
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Happiness Is Not for Me
November 1998
Oh, sure, there are times of joy. But there's a lot of hard work and anguish in maintaining sobriety, too. - From the January 1971 Grapevine
Making Use of Back Issues
November 1998
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
February 1988
Shatter-Proof Self-Help
An Ace In the Hole
February 1988
These reassuring words have started many a desperate alcoholic on the road to recovery. This two-part section (Part Two will follow in March) takes a special look at the work of AA intergroups and central offices.
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.