
Unleash Your #SuperheroMoment

Are you part of the
Gay & Sober community?
Have you faced adversity and come out stronger on the other side? We're inviting you to share your personal story of resilience, strength, and recovery — your very own superhero moment.
Welcome to the #SuperheroMoment Challenge!
This is more than just a social media challenge; it's a celebration of the heroes amongst us who inspire every day with their courage and determination.
Get to Know Us
Here’s how you
can participate:
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Share your unique #SuperheroMoment on your preferred social media platform. It could be a post, a photo, a video — anything that represents your journey
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Tag at least three friends who have been your sidekicks along the way.
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Use the hashtag #SuperheroMoment in your post so we can find and celebrate your story, and tag @gayandsober

HOW IT WORKS:
This unique community campaign encourages followers to share their personal stories of resilience, strength, and recovery, defining their superhero moment. To participate in the challenge, entrants can post their story on their social media platforms, tagging @gayandsober and using our hashtag #SuperheroMoment. Then tag at least three friends to do the same. The most inspiring story, chosen by our panel, will win a roundtrip flight to NYC for Pride Weekend, accommodations, and tickets to GSM 2024.
The deadline to post your stories is Sunday, December 31st, 2023 at 12am eastern time.
MEET THE SUPERHEROES

AYDIN'S MOMENT
Aydin Eyikan grew up in Connecticut and followed his dreams of dancing on Broadway to New York City. He has starred in Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ on Broadway, Apple TV's Spirited with Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell, The Music Man on Broadway, The National Tour of WICKED, NBC’s World of Dance, “Boys in the Street” MV for A Great Big Word, and competed at NYCDA National. Follow Aydin on Instagram @aydineyikan

ALEX'S MOMENT
Alex Ringler is an actor, writer and creator who has been seen in the film BROS, on TV in Harlem and FBI, and on Broadway in West Side Story. His series Annoyingly Fit Neighbor and his short film Haunted have been featured and won awards at several film festivals. He is currently on The National Tour of Mrs. Doubtfire, the Musical. His next series The Struggle is scheduled to be released in 2024. Follow Alex on Instagram @alexringler

BRUCE'S MOMENT
Bruce W. Brackett is a social media personality, author, entrepreneur, self-taught visual artist, and international motivational speaker. Originally from southwest Montana, BWB moved to NYC at the age of 18 to pursue his dreams of being on Broadway. After many distractions, making it to Off-Broadway, and developing several addictions, meth being a big one, BWB found his true calling and his way back to sobriety through art and by advocating for recovery to his online audience of over 1.2 million people.This online community of recovery fuels BWB’s love, passion, creativity, and mission to share positivity and the possibilities of recovery. BWB’s memoir “How To Breathe While Suffocating: A Story About Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma and Healing My Soul.” will be published and released globally in April 2024. Bruce has sold his artwork and “Negativity Be Gone” hand fans to people in all 50 of the United States and in over 14 countries. BWB now resides with his partner, Teo, and his tuxedo cat, DionE, in the Pocono Mountains, where they enjoy hiking, kayaking, and finding all the beautiful waterfalls. Peace, Love, and Negativity Be Gone! Bruce W. Brackett Follow him on Instagram @bwb.positivity

CHARLES'S MOMENT
Charles West is the founder and CEO of Divine Spark Coaching LLC. For over 17 years, Charles has studied and implement transformational spiritual principles that have changed, not only his life, but the lives of countless people around the world. He helps his clients build their dreams, accelerate their results and create richer, more meaningful lives. As a HyponoCoach, Charles helps people in the areas of releasing anxiety, depression and stress, transcending trauma and PTSD, alcoholism and addiction, building fulfilling relationships, cultivating a strong sense of self-love and confidence and igniting their Divine Spark. He uses these same skills to support corporate entities in developing greater wellness and robustness. Last summer he became a bestselling author on Amazon, when Short Sweet & Sacred volume 2, in which his 9/11 story is featured, hit bestseller status. His diverse international client list includes business executives, religious leaders, as well as, a wide range of artists from Broadway performers, recording artists and an Emmy-nominated television producer. As a motivational speaker, he has shared inspirational stories on stages from London to Los Angeles. He has, also, facilitated his In The Flow and Purge & Surge workshops for groups from 4-600 people! As a long time member of the Broadway community, Charles has performed in Miss Saigon, Hercules, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Fantasticks, Cyrano-the Musical & South Pacific. Follow him on Instagram @charleswestdivinesparkcoaching





