Gay Men, We Have a Drkg Problem

Contents:

• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
• GAY MEN AND ALHOL: THE RELATNSHIP WH THE BOTTLE
• GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM
• LIQUOR LAWS ONCE TARGETED GAY BARS. NOW, ONE STATE IS APOLOGIZG.
• FABULO FIZZ: D2C HARD SELTZER BRAND GAY WATER COM OUT
• GAY AA: A LOOK AT LGBT GROUPS ALHOLICS ANONYMO
• 8 BT LGBTQ AND GAY-FRIENDLY REHAB CENTERS
• 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer. The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny.

“Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self,” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh. He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry. The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.

Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water. “Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg.”.

GAY MEN AND ALHOL: THE RELATNSHIP WH THE BOTTLE

For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch. Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails,” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN.

“There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns,” Roth said. Of urse, other drks e the word “gay,” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space.

Studi have shown that, when pared wh the general populatn, gay and bisexual men, lbian, and transgenr dividuals are more likely to:. Alhol and dg e among some gay and bisexual men n be a reactn to homophobia, discrimatn, or vlence they experienced due to their sexual orientatn and n ntribute to other mental health and physil problems.

GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM

For some gay and bisexual men, alhol and illegal dg e, pecially methamphetam (meth), amyl nrat (poppers), and dgs ed to treat erectile dysfunctn (when a man has a hard time keepg an erectn durg sex), also ntribute to a higher chance of gettg HIV and other STDs. June memorat LGBTQIA+ Pri Month, a time dited to honorg and monstratg support for the gay, lbian, bisexual, trans, and queer muny as a whole.

In the past year, the 10 most-popular LGBTQIA+ products on Drizly have also shifted to clu new brands like Tribi and SuperGay, among others, suggtg that nsumers are eager to try new products and support new brands led by the LGBTQIA+ muny. “I thk that if a ctomer were walkg through your retail tablishment and saw a rabow flag next to a bottle, ” he says, “ would let them know that there are gay wemakers out there, and that you’re supportg the gay muny. Found by Jason Pazmo and Jon Moore, Gay Beer is a goln lager that aims to brg clivy and diversy to the craft beer market.

LIQUOR LAWS ONCE TARGETED GAY BARS. NOW, ONE STATE IS APOLOGIZG.

Based Brooklyn, Gay Beer honors the longstandg herage of the queer muny, while celebratg the nnectns ma by sharg great beverag. Established 2020 wh the ia that “craft spirs should have more fun, ” Supergay produc craft vodka om rn upstate New York.

Cofounr Tom Jackson grew up workg rtrants, and signed Supergay to be an ial spir for cktails at home and behd the bar.

FABULO FIZZ: D2C HARD SELTZER BRAND GAY WATER COM OUT

Supergay also donat a percentage of s proceeds to LGBTQIA+ foundatns and that promote and cultivate cln, hospaly, and equaly. Jon Moore and Jason Pazmo lnched Brooklyn-based Gay Beer 2018 to make great craft beer that speaks to and supports the LGBTQ+ muny. This anic Fnish vodka pays joyful tribute to artist and gay in Too Laaksonen (aka Tom of Fland).

GAY AA: A LOOK AT LGBT GROUPS ALHOLICS ANONYMO

A participant opens a bottle wh champagne at the 40th Christopher Street Day gay pri march on July 28, 2018, Berl, Germany. SuperGay Spirs is a pany that produc vodka, and much like s name suggts, supports the LGBTQ+ muny all year long.

SuperGay’s master distiller veloped the brand’s recipe, which clus filterg the water through activated nut charal to purify the vodka. SuperGay Spirs do everythg by hand to have ntrol over the qualy of the vodka every step of the way. Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men.

While ’s te that most timate partner vlence rourc are for women, specific assistance is available for gay and bisexual men.

8 BT LGBTQ AND GAY-FRIENDLY REHAB CENTERS

Bee of strs and discrimatn, gay and bisexual men are more likely to e tobac and alhol than the general populatn. There are a few optns for gay men and bisexual men same-sex relatnships who aspire to have children, cludg surrogacy, where sperm is ed to fertilize a donated egg, which is then rried to term by a surrogate mother. 1 In fact, studi show that people who self-intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual are approximately 2 tim as likely to have an addictn than straight peers and transgenr dividuals are close to 4 tim as likely.

Rearch suggts that gay alhol treatment programs mt nsir important factors such as sexual objectifitn, the tersectnaly of multiple margalized inti—pecially the impacts of racism—and high occurrenc of mental health ndns.

While rearch has not drawn specific nclns about why gay women are so much more likely to mise or bee addicted to alhol than straight women, studi do show certa risk factors for alhol abe the muny. Studi dite that gay women experience certa mental health ncerns—many of which are associated wh a higher rate of substance mise—more often than straight women.

'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY

Rearch also dit that more gay women experience -occurrg disorrs—or two mental health diagnos at the same time. Gay men have been observed to mise alhol as a pg mechanism, as well as part of a pattern of risk-takg behavrs that may be related to addictn, trma, peer fluence, or mental health ndns. Homophobia and discrimatn agast gay men has been related to negative mental health out both historilly and currently.

Dpe advancements both the unrstandg and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmted fectns, some people still stigmatize gay men based on the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Gay men of lor are vulnerable to addnal systemic opprsn, which n be related to the homophobic beliefs about specific margalized muni or the crimalizatn of homosexualy. Bisexual people often experience prsure to meet the bety standards for both straight and gay people.

Transphobia n be an addnal layer of discrimatn and vlence that is not separate om homophobia, racism, and other forms of discrimatn. Transgenr people may also be gay or bisexual and may therefore also experience the unique risk factors of that mographic.