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THURSDAY, JUNE 26th
2pm
Start to engage and get to know your fellows!
THURSDAY, JUNE 26th
4pm
All first-timers are encouraged to discover what they are in store for. Get paired with a Mentor!
THURSDAY, JUNE 26th
5pm - 7:30pm
Check out all of the great and fun restaurants in Midtown! Make sure to invite fellows traveling on their own. That's how we take care of each other at GSM. Remember, GSM frowns on cliques during conference.
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
THURSDAY, JUNE 26th
8pm
Speaker meeting for all participants. All fellowships are welcomed. Doors open at 7:30pm
AA Speaker Meeting
AA Speaker Meeting
THURSDAY, JUNE 26th
9:45pm
This is a fun tour that showcase some cool highlights of the greatest city in the world!
FRIDAY, JUNE 27th
12am
A more intimate meeting where you can share with your fellows.
All fellowships are welcome.
12-Step meeting format
All fellowships are welcome.
12-Step meeting format
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
10am
Meet up in the street level lobby of the host hotel.
All levels welcome. We will break you into a group for a light joggers and a group for the speedy queens. Goes up Times Square, through Central Park and back to the hotel. (4.5 miles)
All levels welcome. We will break you into a group for a light joggers and a group for the speedy queens. Goes up Times Square, through Central Park and back to the hotel. (4.5 miles)
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
10am
Join us for a guide on the various ways to meditate to help you reconnect with yourself and find a sense of ease. Through gentle reflection and mindful awareness, our facilitator creates space for calm, clarity, and connection. No prior experience needed.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
10am
Step 4 Workshop: Resentment, Fear & Sex Conduct Inventory
This intensive 90-minute working session will guide participants through completing a full Step 4 inventory, including Resentments, Fear, and Sex Conduct, plus the creation of the Sexual Ideal. Bring a pen and your willingness—this session is about doing the work, not just talking about it.
Note: For the most impactful experience, it is highly recommended to attend both Step 4 and Step 9 sessions.
This intensive 90-minute working session will guide participants through completing a full Step 4 inventory, including Resentments, Fear, and Sex Conduct, plus the creation of the Sexual Ideal. Bring a pen and your willingness—this session is about doing the work, not just talking about it.
Note: For the most impactful experience, it is highly recommended to attend both Step 4 and Step 9 sessions.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
11:30am
Check out all of the great and fun restaurants in Midtown! Make sure to invite fellows traveling on their own. That's how we take care of each other at GSM. Remember, GSM frowns on cliques during conference.
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
1:30pm
In this session, participants will explore the unique resilience factors LGBTQ+ people bring to their recovery journey. Through interactive activities, storytelling, and group discussions, you’ll identify your strengths and learn how to apply them to overcome adversity and recovery challenges. By sharing experiences and reflecting on personal growth, you’ll leave with practical tools to build resilience, enhance coping skills, and empower your recovery.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
1:30pm
Sober Sex!
*gay men focused
Our time together will center around the challenging but rewarding journey of shifting from substance-induced artificial erotic experience to authentic erotic exchange and intimacy which can only be obtained when we’re sober and fully embodied. We’ll discuss how this manifests in the different stages of recovery, explore how the life-force of eros comes alive uniquely in each of us and then the role of emotional vulnerability when coming forward with who we are erotically when engaging sexually with others. We’ll also take some time to unpack the treasure chest of available practices that can help us to continue cultivating our capacity to be present for ourselves and others in the sexual arena. There will be lots of time for discussion/Q&A and we’ll finish with an experiential exercise designed to create a deeper felt sense of connection with our sober gay brothers.
*gay men focused
Our time together will center around the challenging but rewarding journey of shifting from substance-induced artificial erotic experience to authentic erotic exchange and intimacy which can only be obtained when we’re sober and fully embodied. We’ll discuss how this manifests in the different stages of recovery, explore how the life-force of eros comes alive uniquely in each of us and then the role of emotional vulnerability when coming forward with who we are erotically when engaging sexually with others. We’ll also take some time to unpack the treasure chest of available practices that can help us to continue cultivating our capacity to be present for ourselves and others in the sexual arena. There will be lots of time for discussion/Q&A and we’ll finish with an experiential exercise designed to create a deeper felt sense of connection with our sober gay brothers.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
3:30pm
This interactive, movement-based workshop invites participants to explore the narratives that shape their lives—and to begin rewriting them.
Through guided reflection, embodied exercises, and partner sharing, we’ll disrupt default patterns, map where we’re at in our journeys, and make space for something new to emerge.
Expect honesty, laughter, movement, and meaningful connection. You’ll leave with a deeper awareness of your inner landscape and a clearer sense of the story you’re ready to live into next.
Through guided reflection, embodied exercises, and partner sharing, we’ll disrupt default patterns, map where we’re at in our journeys, and make space for something new to emerge.
Expect honesty, laughter, movement, and meaningful connection. You’ll leave with a deeper awareness of your inner landscape and a clearer sense of the story you’re ready to live into next.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
5pm - 730pm
Check out all of the great and fun restaurants in Midtown! Make sure to invite fellows traveling on their own. That's how we take care of each other at GSM. Remember, GSM frowns on cliques during conference.
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
8pm
Speaker meeting for all participants. All fellowships are welcomed. Doors open at 7:30pm
Roll Call from different states and countries!
CMA Speaker Meeting
Roll Call from different states and countries!
CMA Speaker Meeting
FRIDAY, JUNE 27th
10pm - 12am
Have some fun. Get to know your fellows. Dance the night away. Make a splash in the pool.
No judgments! Light food and drink will be served.
No judgments! Light food and drink will be served.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
12am
A more intimate meeting where you can share with your fellows.
All fellowships are welcome.
12-Step meeting format.
All fellowships are welcome.
12-Step meeting format.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
10am
Yoga mats will be provided.
All levels welcome.
All levels welcome.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
10am
Join our Yoga and Meditation Instructor for a calming meditation session designed to center the mind and ease anxiety. This session offers simple yet effective techniques to help you reset, breathe deeply, and find your calm. No prior experience needed.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
10am
Step 9 Workshop: Amends in Action
In this hands-on 90-minute session, participants will use their Step 8 list and practice crafting verbal scripts for Step 9 amends. This is a practical workshop focused on clarity, accountability, and readiness to make meaningful change.
Note: For the most impactful experience, it is highly recommended to attend both Step 4 and Step 9 sessions.
In this hands-on 90-minute session, participants will use their Step 8 list and practice crafting verbal scripts for Step 9 amends. This is a practical workshop focused on clarity, accountability, and readiness to make meaningful change.
Note: For the most impactful experience, it is highly recommended to attend both Step 4 and Step 9 sessions.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
11:30am - 1pm
This is your opportunity to learn about the inner workings of GSM and how you can get involved.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
1:30pm
What No One Teaches Us About Sexual Attraction.
If you’re tired of mindless scrolling and disappointing connections, this workshop will teach you four recovery-based keys that will speed your path to the love you're seeking. These ideas have changed the lives of thousands of people. You’ll learn how to tap into the power of your authenticity to connect with someone who loves you for who you truly are. In the end, you’ll walk away with a personal action plan to transform your search for love.
We've invited author and psychotherapist Ken Page from Deeper Dating® to present on the search for love. As seen on Oprah®.
If you’re tired of mindless scrolling and disappointing connections, this workshop will teach you four recovery-based keys that will speed your path to the love you're seeking. These ideas have changed the lives of thousands of people. You’ll learn how to tap into the power of your authenticity to connect with someone who loves you for who you truly are. In the end, you’ll walk away with a personal action plan to transform your search for love.
We've invited author and psychotherapist Ken Page from Deeper Dating® to present on the search for love. As seen on Oprah®.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
3:30pm
Past keynote speakers at the conference have been Dr. Alan Downs, Marc Jacobs, Angela Pugh and Marianne Williamson.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
5pm - 7:30pm
Check out all of the great and fun restaurants in Midtown! Make sure to invite fellows traveling on their own. That's how we take care of each other at GSM. Remember, GSM frowns on cliques during conference.
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
For dining recommendations, visit the Event Info section of the Gay & Sober App!
SATURDAY, JUNE 28th
8pm
Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The largest cathedral in the world hosts our special Big Meeting.
Sobriety Countdown!
AA&Al-Anon Speaker
Sobriety Countdown!
AA&Al-Anon Speaker
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