Navigating Queer Spaces Sober: One Person's Experience.

The author, who is queer and sober, used to think that drinking was necessary to fit in with other queer people. However, after getting sober, they have learned that they can still have fun in queer spaces without alcohol. They have set new limits for themselves and use club soda as a force field to prevent questions about why they are not drinking. Sobriety has given them permission to make boundaries and has not ended their queer social life, but rather, has opened up new possibilities.