“Addictions Roundtable” Adds to List of Center’s Services

Publication: 05/15/2010
Author: Teresa Davis

Wednesday, May 19 at 7 PM, The Community Center will host what may be its most vital Roundtable to date. Entitled “The LGBT Community and Addiction,” the Roundtable will focus on all types of addictions faced by members of our LGBT Community including alcohol, substance abuse, and other behavioral addictions. Anonymity will be respected in this welcoming environment where everyone is invited to join including people who have conquered their addictions and partners of people with addictions.

“Many people in the LGBT community don’t feel welcome or comfortable discussing their personal lives in more traditional support groups that deal with these issues,” explains Center Administrator Fred Brazzell. The Center hopes that this Roundtable may spin-off into a separate, regularly scheduled program which will provide not only support but information on LGBT-safe and friendly resources.

The Center’s Programming Committee continually discusses the topic of “services-oriented” programs to try to provide as many networks and support systems as possible. Currently, The Center offers HIV/Syphilis testing, Tai Chi, LOAFERS Women’s Support/Discussion Group, Gay and Gray, and is the meeting place for the transgender community’s Charlotte Gender Alliance. Anyone interested in starting up a support group or holding a ‘services’ program at The Center is encouraged to contact Program Head Pamela Jones at CenterPrograms@GayCharlotte.com