21 photos of drag performers raising money — and the roof — for sober charities
Drag queens live it up in this queer, sober backyard drag pageant that raises tens of thousands for charity.
October 24, 2025
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After a lifetime of heavy drinking through the holidays, the reasons for celebrating a sober Christmas
In another life, armed with self-loathing, I ruined many holiday parties or made them more memorable, depending who you talked to, writes John Casey.
December 24, 2024
Rachel Maddow Delivers a Sobering Message About Her Partner's COVID
"This thing is scary as hell," Maddow warned after sharing that she thought she would lose her partner, Susan Mikula, to the virus.
November 20, 2020
Demi Lovato Opens Up About Relapse in Candid Single 'Sober'
The singer, who describes her sexual orientation as "fluid," is worried about disappointing her fans.
June 22, 2018
California police accused a lawmaker of DUI when she was sober. She says she was targeted because she's queer
Law enforcement has still refused to release the records from Sabrina Cervantes' DUI arrest, despite tests proving she was sober.
June 20, 2025
A 13-Year-Old Gay Boy Learns History, Wisdom From 78-Year-Old Gay Elder
A YouTube video shows a heartwarming and sobering conversation between generations.
July 9, 2017
David Burtka on mocktails, sobriety, and his new book with husband Neil Patrick Harris
Nine years sober, Burtka talks about how mocktails are a way to make everyone feel like part of the celebration.
October 7, 2025
Michelangelo Signorile: We've Only Just Begun
Ever the rabble-rouser, Michelangelo Signorile, author of the new book It's Not Over, offers sobering lessons for the future of LGBT rights.
April 7, 2015
Dancing without the drink, how queer sobriety became a revolution of joy
Opinion: LGBTQ+ nightlife doesn’t have to mean excess. Gay & Sober’s global movement proves that recovery can look — and feel — like liberation.
November 3, 2025
Demi Lovato Hospitalized for Reported Heroin Overdose
The singer, who has been open about her attraction to both men and women, had been sober for several years but has apparently relapsed.
July 24, 2018
Sofia Black-D'Elia, Ally Sheedy on Single Drunk Female's Queer Rep
The stars and creators of the new Freeform series chat with The Advocate about the show's authentic depiction of getting sober and how it just keeps getting queerer.
January 27, 2022
Gaga's Mom Battles Bullying With Born This Way
The Born This Way Foundation, run by Cynthia Germanotta, just released some sobering statistics on the impact of online harassment on queer youth. The group is calling for action -- now.
June 5, 2017
Seat Filler November 2011
Our man on the New York theater scene has alone time with Hugh Jackman, gets caught in a bad bromance with Jesse Eisenberg, worships Hunter Parrish, sobers up with Judith Light, and more.
November 15, 2011
That Real World Guy
Sexy single artist and current Real Worlder Chris Beckman talks about coming out, getting sober, and the impact the show is having on his life--and on his great-grandmother
February 1, 2002
Why One Filmmaker Says Gay Men Have Trouble With Sobriety
The reason many gay men struggle with sobriety is due to sex addiction, according to filmmaker Duncan Roy.
September 25, 2012
Op-ed: The Queer Politics of Sobriety
With a culture that is perhaps a little too liberal with substance use and abuse, is it time for a community-wide sobriety test?
February 13, 2014
Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson on Being the Lesbian Go-To After 40
The veteran out actor currently starring in Single Drunk Female and Inventing Anna chats with The Advocate about why she loves playing lesbians.
March 24, 2022
