Dancing Alone at Good Clean Fun
Yes, this Good Clean Fun blog author is dancing with you. It might not look like it. People visiting the GCF bubble ask if I want to move about with them and their friends. This lot are here for the early doors warmup DJ and are unaware that I have been coming to this night […]
Here it is:
Cameron Thomson
Seth Dixon: GCF DJ Workshops
I am incredibly grateful to the workshops, they helped me channel my anxious ‘loopiness’ into a creative outlet, giving me confidence.
Catrin Kemp: GCF DJ Workshops
The whole DJing thing has been such an amazing exercise, an exercise in just being myself, loving what the soft animal of my body loves.
What does it mean to be “in recovery”? An expansive view.
To describe and promote Good Clean Fun as a party for people in recovery then is a move towards making it as open-ended and accessible as possible. It’s a great leveller: we may be in recovery from different illnesses, addictions, relationships, situations or traumas that are unique to us- but the feelings and the processes are similar.
Dariya Krasnova: The Joy of Partying with Sober People
It lights me up to see people walking about with a cup of tea or any other soft drink, smiling, and being able to hold a conversation, share their experience and knowledge, or just have a wee dance and connect without words.
Maddi Cassell: Clubbing as Community
There’s something very special happens when communities come together. People from all different walks of life, with different life experiences. It’s even more special when the space where it happens is safe.
Gordon Collins: Creativity, Connection and Community
I’ve come to understand how addiction isn’t just about the addict…
Angie Serre: Bare & bold – the joy of sexy sobriety
Being able to have fun sober initially made me feel more exposed, but it also filled me with pride, as I could finally embrace my true self…
New Scottish research on LGBTQIA+ experiences of alcohol-free nightlife spaces by Beth Meadows
Glasgow Caledonian University PhD candidate – and Good Clean Fun dancer – Beth Meadows explores the need for sustainable and accessible alcohol-free spaces in the LGBTQIA+ community…