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Optional Heading In this powerful coming-of-age piece, LGBTQ Nation contributor Keegan Williams explores how they overcame years of addiction that stifled their ability to accept their whole, queer self. While corresponding about this story, Williams shared with me that they had never before been as open about their experience but knew their path to sobriety was not something to sweep under the rug. With penetrating vulnerability, Williams describes life at “rock bottom” and takes readers through their efforts to claw their way back up, come to terms with who they are, and catapult themselves into a new life. Alcoholism is not a “dirty word,” they told me, and the more stories we share, the more people can step into their strong, beautiful, complex — and in this case, proudly queer — selves. Molly Sprayregen Associate Editor Continue Reading Now Continue Reading Now   Optional text about staying tuned for more from LGBTQNation Copyright © 2023 LGBTQ Nation, All rights reserved.