Queer Sobriety

This collection of mostly zines follows the path of texts written by queer, lesbian, bi, gay, trans, inter (etc.) people about drug consumption and sobriety. It illustrates the particular (intersectional?) experiences and challenges of queerness in a culture of intoxication.
Curated by Mélina Germes

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Title: Queer Sobriety
Author/Creator: Mélina Germes
Date Created: 2020
Temporal Coverage (Time Period): 2011 – 2021
Abstract: This collection of mostly zines follows the path of texts written by queer, lesbian, bi, gay, trans, inter (etc.) people about drug consumption and sobriety. It illustrates the particular (intersectional?) experiences and challenges of queerness in a culture of intoxication.; Read the Story: Queer Sobriety; Contribute your own zine, poster, flyer, text or whatever...
Subject: queer, gender, drug, alcohol, sobriety

From Queer Ecstasy to Queer Sobriety
by Mélina Germes
Queer cultures are more than often associated with partying practices and also with drug consumption.
2011 – 2021Temporal Coverage: 2011/2021 (2020s,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2020s,2021,2010s,2020s,) Read Story
Berlin · in English Queer Edge Against the Cis*Tem Unknown #1455 Format: ca. 10x10 cm ; Subject: sobriety, queer, trans* ·
Cloth patch representing a queer critique of mainstream intoxication culture.
(Type: Serigraphy on cloth)
(Format: ca. 10x10 cm)
Subjects: sobriety, queer, trans*,
3 Files Bordeaux · in French How much there is to tell about... sobrietyfr »Que de choses à se dire... la sobriété« 2019, Collective #697 Format: 15 x 20 cm, 16 p. Poster A3 ; Subject: Sobriety, Alcohol, Community ·
(Type: Booklet, self-edited)
(Format: 15 x 20 cm, 16 p. Poster A3)
Subjects: Sobriety, Alcohol, Community,
North America · in English Sober Queers do exist 2016, Editors: Clementine Morrigan, Faith Alexandra Marie #679 Format: 15 x 21 cm, 54 pages ; Subject: alcohol, drug, gender, queer, trans, sobriety, community, addiction, trauma ·
This zine is a collection of writings by queer and trans people on the topic of sobriety
(Type: Booklet, self-edited )
(Format: 15 x 21 cm, 54 pages )
Subjects: alcohol, drug, gender, queer, trans, sobriety, community, addiction, trauma,
United States · in French Sevrage. Ecrits sur la dépendance, la sobriété, la réhabilitation et la culture de l'intoxicationfr »Sevrage. Ecrits sur la dépendance, la sobriété, la réhabilitation et la culture de l'intoxication« 2016, Clémentine Morrigan #673 Format: 15 x 21 cm, 16 p.
Ce zine est un recueil d'articles écrits entre 2014 et 2016 sur les thèmes de la dépendance, de la sobriété, de la réhabilitation et de la culture de l'intoxication. Ces articles par Clementine Morrigan ont été traduits de l'anglais par le collectif Câlins, Pavés, Paillettes.
(Type: booklet, self-edited)
(Format: 15 x 21 cm, 16 p.)
2 Files Berlin · in German Queer and Addict. insights from queer and trans people about living with addiction experiencede »Queer und Süchtig. einblicke von queeren und trans menschen über das leben mit sucht_erfahrungen« 2018, Simo #657 Format: 15 x 21 cm, 47 pages ; Subject: queer, drug, alcohol, addiction, sobriety, community, trauma, gender ·
"schon kurz nach der veröffentlichung [vom zine "queer und nüchtern] wusste ich dass ich unbedingt ein weiteres zine zu dem thema sucht herausbringen möchte. es gibt unzählige viele sucht-erfahrungen und sucht-mittel und so viele queere und_oder trans menschen sind schon mal in irgendeiner form damit in berührung bekommen, durch eigene erfahrungen, durch freund_innen, partner_innen, familie. in diesem zine kommen selbst suchterfahrene menschen zu wort."
(Type: Booklet, self-edited)
(Format: 15 x 21 cm, 47 pages)
Subjects: queer, drug, alcohol, addiction, sobriety, community, trauma, gender ,
2 Files Berlin · in German Queer and Sober. Queer and Trans people's experiences of sobriety and intoxication culture de »Queer und Nüchtern. Erfahrung von Queeren und Trans Menschen zu Nüchternheit und Rauschkultur« 2016, Simo #645 Format: 15 x 21 cm, 54 pages ; Subject: Queer, Sobriety, Trans, Gender, Alcohol, Addiction, Community, Trauma ·
(Type: Booklet, self-edited)
(Format: 15 x 21 cm, 54 pages)
Subjects: Queer, Sobriety, Trans, Gender, Alcohol, Addiction, Community, Trauma,
Berlin · in German Queer and Sober - Queer and Addictde »Queer und Nüchtern - Queer und Süchtig« 2016/2018, Simo #639 Format: 15 x 21 cm ; Subject: queer, drug, alcohol, addiction, sobriety, community, trauma, gender ·
einblicke von queeren & trans menschen über das leben mit sucht_erfahrungen
(Type: Booklet)
(Format: 15 x 21 cm)
Subjects: queer, drug, alcohol, addiction, sobriety, community, trauma, gender,
3 Files United States · in English My Edge is everything but Straight: Towards a radical queer critic of intoxication culturefr »Mon Edge est tout sauf Straight: Vers une critique queer radicale de la culture de l'intoxication« 2017, Nick Riotfag #237 Format: 21 x 15 cm, 16 pages
Zine qui parle de la masculinité hétérosexuelle dominante dans le mouvement Straight Edge et appelle à une libération queer par la sobriété
(Type: Booklet, Self-edited)
(Format: 21 x 15 cm, 16 pages)
Sweden · in Swedish Queer Edge Manifest 2011-- »Queer Edge Manifest 2011« 2011, S.A.F.T – Sober Anarchists Feminists Trans Crew #143 Format: DIN A4 ; Subject: alcohol, drugs, sobriety, festival, queer ·
A manifesto for a political critic of alcohol and drug consumption in queer events, presented at the Queertopia festival in Sweden, 2011.
(Type: Flyer)
(Format: DIN A4)
Subjects: alcohol, drugs, sobriety, festival, queer,

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