A Touch Of Gay #63: Sobriety During Pride Month, Remembering Regina

We remember dear friend Regina Wells (Regina Gazelle), navigating Pride Month sober, and July’s Up Your Alley event in San Francisco. Daily Inspiration: Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself – Harvey Fierstein * We were all programmed to some level by family and society to fit a mold * Parents, church, friends, work, school and media all tell us who we should be * Unsubscribe from all of that Check In: * Crazy season events * New high quality microphones Social: Remembering Regina * Regina Gazelle/Wells Health: Sobriety during Pride Month * Social pressure to be elevated * Pride doesn’t have to be about bars and clubs * Seek out sober friends, groups, and events. * If you’re in nightlife while in recovery: * Be honest about your triggers. * Go slowly. * Find ways to be useful instead of just there. * Keep a drink in your hand—it reduces pressure more than you’d think. * Sobriety doesn’t have to mean never going out again but it does mean learning when to leave. Event: Up Your Alley Fair – San Francisco – July 26 th , 2026 * Dore Alley is a heavily authentic, sex-positive environment featuring rubber, sportswear, heavy leather, and BDSM gear. Legal nudity is permitted within the event footprint. * Streets are lined with dozens of adult vendors, multiple sound stages with live DJs, go-go dancers, and kink performance areas. * The main Sunday fair is accompanied by a massive weekend of related LGBTQ+ nightlife parties, leather events, and club takeovers running from Friday through Monday. * https://www.folsomstreet.org/up-your-alley Please drop your comments on YouTube or email them to daddysam@atouchofgay.com * Website: atouchofgay.com * Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky: atouchofgaypod * Audio Podcast drops on all major platforms every Sunday * YouTube Podcast drops a day early on Saturday * Our Podcast plays on GayPHX.com streaming radio every Monday at 10:00am This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit atouchofgay.substack.com