Are you Sober + Queer in NYC? Then mark your calendar for Sunday, November 6th, 6 – 8 pm EST for a Sober Queer Social, a party minus the alcohol and other bullshit! This event will take place at one of our favorite NA Bottle Shops Minus Moonshine Dry Drinks + Potions located 433 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY.
This event will be hosted by Podcast Host Dubbs Weinblatt, Founder of Thank You For Coming Out and our favorite Sober Sexpert, Podcast Co-Host Recovery Rocks, and Published Author Tawny Lara. This event is brought to you by AVEC and Three Spirits.
About Dubbs Weinblatt
Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) is the Founder and Executive Producer of Thank You For Coming Out which celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community by showcasing queer stories and identities through a podcast, improv and storytelling.
They are the Co-Founder and Executive Producer of Craft Your Truth, an organization that encourages LGBTQIA+ folks to use any kind of performance art as a way to express their stories and connect with their community around them.
Dubbs is also the Associate Director of Education and Training at Keshet, a national organization that works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and their families in Jewish life.
Dubbs travels the country teaching workshops on LGBTQ inclusion, speaking on panels and at events, and consulting with organizations. Through the power of storytelling and humor, Dubbs shares their story and connects with their audiences to inspire change for a more equitable world.
Dubbs has spoken at Princeton, Ohio State and on panels all over the country, and has worked with organizations like KWT Global, The Ally Coalition, Level Forward, and more. They’re also a writer! Check out their blog and their most recent pieces on Hey, Alma.
Dubbs’ personal experience as a genderqueer trans Jew informs much of the work they do today and makes them a passionate educator, advocate and community leader.
About Tawny Lara
Tawny is an NYC-based millennial also known as The Sober Sexpert. She’s writing a book called Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, and Hooking Up Without Booze (Quirk, Fall 2023).
Her work is featured in Playboy, Men’s Health, Writer’s Digest, and two essay collections: The Addiction Diaries (LaunchPad 2020) and Sex and the Single Woman (Harper Perennial 2022).
She is the co-host of Recovery Rocks podcast and the story developer for the Webby-Award-winning podcast, F*cking Sober.
Tawny has shared her recovery story on stages all across the world: IOGT World Congress, New York State Recovery Conference, United Federation of Teachers, and more. She’s the founder of the Readings on Recovery™ reading series and her blog, SobrieTea Party™. She’s a charity volunteer with Road Recovery and an award-winning filmmaker of the recovery documentary, Fixed Up.
About Minus Moonshine
Minus Moonshine was created by two lifelong best friends, Melissa (she/her) & Aqxyl (they/them), who wanted to create a welcoming space to shop for nonalcoholic beverages where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves. Melissa is an awesome mom who makes us all laugh. She loves a night out and still wants to day drink while being able to take care of her kiddos. Queue the non-alc margs! Aqxyl is a talented musician who knows far too well the lack of options when given a few drink tickets before a show. They love the functional beverages that uplift or calm and are super proud of our wine selection.
The days of having just one watered-down, boring NA beer option are thankfully gone. We’ve entered the future folx! Nonalcoholic beers, wines, spirits, elixirs, and more are taking us where we’ve only dreamed of going. Minus Moonshine is here to share with you, in this online shop and in their store, their favorite alcohol-free and nonalcoholic beverages. This dynamic duo has mindfully curated this collection of the best of the best in the NA world and they hope you love everything as much as they do!
If you’re in the NYC area, be sure to drop by for one of their super fun and inclusive community events. Thank you for shopping small!
HAPPY EVERY HOUR: Three Spirit Social Elixir Light & Stormy Alcohol-Free
Resources Are Available
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