Gender satire . . .
AA -- I've attended my share of AA . . . Alcoholics Anon. As a certifiable "non-ETOH-normative" let's note here that the 12 step program is entirely too anti-secular for me, doesn't work for me. (And yet I'm not drinking myself to death!)
In case you've never been, there's a series of rituals:
Introductions go . . . "I'm [state your first name], and I'm an alcoholic."
The group goes, "Hello, [repeat the name], Welcome!
Sit in a circle, drink coffee, relate personal experiences . . . Close with the "Serenity Prayer"
"God grant me the serenity to change the things I can change,
To accept the things I cannot change,
And the wisdom to know the difference."
Let's please emphasize here that AA is a life saver for some, and I heartily applaud anyone as member for whom this program works. Ya gotta work with what works for you!
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AA -- "Ambivalent Anonymous"
"Hello, I haven't settled on a name yet, I'm still me, and I'm gender ambivalent . . . "
"Hello my friend/colleague/brother/sister . . . Welcome."
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No 12 Step, shuffle . . . Not necessarily.
Sponsors might offer brain-storming sessions about presentation, identity, the ontological metaphysics of ID.
Group discussion seems sine qua non --
I have an agenda . . . gawd knows ! ! ! But since it's not probably some universal epiphany, I'm gonna defer, listen to the discussion of others here.
We're satirical tongue-in-cheek, but also entirely serious (satire is serious discussion!) . . .
And so, let us turn the floor over to the thread . . .
Thanks, and WELCOME ! ! !
Allison, I've got to confess, I have no idea what you're trying to say/ask.
I'm an atheist but I found my 12-step program not helped me get past my eating disorder, but also got me in touch with how an atheist/agnostic can be spiritual and use that spiritual power to find wisdom, strength, and peace.
It's helped me greatly with acceptance of the imperfect nature of my transition.
I'm Buddhist . . . Atheist, but spiritual as it gets. "All things are manifestation of Buddha."
Support groups work.
Tongue in cheek, I'm proposing AA . . . andro-gyne anon . . . . AND NOT like the other AA, in some ways, but objectives like AA in other ways.
That's pretty much it . . . support group, just ironic that it might be called "A A" . . .
"Sponsors," mentors, guides, group support . . . it all works. We should organize these sorts of groups for our brothers/sisters whomever they are.