My name is Lea and I am...

... ... ... ... ... ... a Lesbian.


Such a fun experience, last friday, I went to an AA meeting (Alcoholics Anonymous) that is a LGBT friendly group. I was anxious, nervous and scared in the beginning, but felt really excited. I came with a friend, it was for our psych nursing class.

We parked, we buzzed and there we were, inside a small rented office space.

May coffee spot on the right, a huge rainbow flag with an inverted triangle on it on the door, the 12-steps poster all over the wall and a group of guys you will never even think of as alcoholics. (But some you can tell, but not all of them. Just like I can tell that some are gays and lesbian but not all of them.)


My name is xxxxxxxxxx ...... ...... ...... Hi xxxxxxxxxx ....... ..... I am an alcoholic.


Though some of them have a lot more added...

My name is yyyyyyyyyyyyy.... I am an alcoholic, a lesbian, an addict, a gambler and a suicide survivor... (whew.. i just made up this one though, but thats the idea.)

It was my turn to speak...

Teka muna hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko.. Im scared Im nervous... Im going crazy... Di ko inexpect that they would let us talk. We were just there to observe, not to talk. But it was fun. I get to publicly thank them, for gicing me the opportunity to learn so much about life's lesson.

Inside of me, I am thankful that I don't have to go through what they have been, to learn those lessons for they have taught me lessons I will never be able to learn at this point of my life.

Their testimonies are true. It was not paid by the manufacturer of this product and for an advertisement of this thing. Every word, every curse, every tear, every anger, every hope... came from themselves and from the group.

Sabi ko nga, I hope every immigrant will have that support group. It was a fun experience. If i only had that access when I came here... di siguro ako masisiraan ng ulo.

What the heck, I had all these people --- I mean stranges in the net community who helped me to survive.

FOR ALL OF YOU... THANK YOU.

I OWE YOU PART OF MY SANITY.

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I hope there will soon be an I.Q. (Immigrants & Queers)...