{"id":1210,"date":"2021-03-06T18:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T02:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todayna.org\/?page_id=1210"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T23:56:04","slug":"lgbtq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/todayna.org\/todaynawp\/lgbtq\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">LGBTQ Committee meets every 1st Sunday at 4pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">ID: 202 100 1953 \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">PW:\u00a0 232323<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/todayna.org\/todaynawp\/mc-events\/lgbtq-committee-meeting-2\/\"><em>click here to view on calendar<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\"><i>\u201cEverything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers.\u201d Basic Text pg. xxvi\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">The purpose of the LGBTQC is to provide outreach services to help the LGBTQIA+<br \/>\nsuffering addict to feel part of the lifesaving fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous. 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Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion or lack of religion.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">Our goal is to further NA&#8217;s primary purpose by providing an LGBTQIA+ voice to SCRSC&#8217;s committees (Hospitals and Institutions, Public Relations, Phone Lines, Sponsorship Behind the Walls, Cruise, Youth, Activities, and Website), thereby fostering participation and mentorship amongst our fellowship&#8217;s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex, asexual, queer, or questioning) members.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">We believe that in reaching out to the LGBTQIA+ addict, inclusive of any suffering addict, we will promote unity within the fellowship by helping those addicts to find their voices in service and help them to feel a sense of belonging within the community of Narcotics Anonymous as a whole. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;\">The mission of the LGBTQC will be to develop tools and strategies to make Narcotics Anonymous meetings safe by promoting an atmosphere of recovery in our meetings in which all addicts are welcome. 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