Barry L AA New York On Origin of Trad3 at Montreal July85
Speaker: Barry L.
Gender: Male
AA member: Yes. He identifies himself as an alcoholic and says he joined AA in 1945. He also describes extensive AA service work, including General Service Conference work and writing Living Sober.
From: New York
Original recording: July 1985
Location: Montreal, Canada
Event: Alcoholics Anonymous 50th Anniversary Convention
Topic: The origin and meaning of Tradition Three, particularly as it relates to LGBTQ+ alcoholics and inclusion in AA.
Explicit/adult content: No — I would mark this Clean/False. There is discussion of homosexuality, addiction, and historical terms such as “sex deviant,” but there is no graphic sexual content or significant profanity. Podbean defines Clean/False as content that does not contain explicit material.
Language: English, apart from a very brief humorous introduction in French.
Historical-language note: Worth considering. Some terminology reflects how LGBTQ+ people were described in AA and society in the 1940s–1980s. I wouldn't call it offensive content, but a short historical-context note could be useful.
Additional historical note: The recording introduction states that Barry died three weeks after giving this talk.
Barry L AA New York)On Origin of Trad3 at Montreal July85
Barry L AA New York On Origin of Trad3 at Montreal July85
Barry L AA New York On Origin of Trad3 at Montreal July85
Barry L (AA New York) On Origin of Trad3 at Montreal July85