Sober Queer News Round Up – #1
There’s lots of news this week in the sober space, so I thought I would do weekly round ups, from around the web.
1. Have you heard of Nightcap? I hadn’t till today. It’s a new company started in 2016 by a young sister and brother team, that has created a niche product for drink safety. Whether you drink alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks and whether it’s in a bar, club or elsewhere; unfortunately, spiking drinks is a thing. And according to the founders of the Nightcap, this is what they found – “We surveyed 100 women when we started the company and 26% of them said they had their drinks spiked,” says Shirah, 21. “Realizing that it was a problem, that’s how we market it now: It’s a fun solution to a serious problem.” So, they created drink covers that hide in a hair scrunchie. See pic below. Its clever, convenient and an easy way for anyone to protect themselves from a potential drink spike.
@nightcapit Protecting your drink is good 4 u. #BestSeatInTheHouse #DADMOVES #MACscaraface #ConjuringHorror #xyzbca #PerfectAsWeAre #Destinationdepop ♬ good 4 u – Olivia Rodrigo
2. Applebee’s $200 Date Night Pass – this has been all over the news and web, Applebee’s on Monday announced that a $200 date night pass would be available netting you $30 worth of food and non-alcoholic drinks for one year. Well apparently, lots and lots and lots of peeps wanted in on this deal, so much so that in a matter of minutes the Date Pass was sold out and completely unavailable. Much to the dismay of many. Maybe Applebee’s will do this again and offer more next time. Maybe not. Lol.
3. SAPPH-O-RAMA – a new film festival dedicated to Lesbian Cinema is hitting the Film Forum theater in New York in February. This Sapphic festival will feature 30 plus films from cult favorites like BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER to the 90’s Lesbian coming of age, THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE and the 80’s classic DESERT HEARTS (which I’ve seen many times) and many more. If you happen to live in or near New York, you have several options come February 2nd to February 13th for some good Lesbian flicks.
That does it for our first news round up. Stay tuned next week for our next one.
Have a good weekend!
Missy is a newly sober curious queer that lives in Chicago. She loves to bike in treacherous streets and in the summertime; loves to play tennis with whoever is available. She became sober curious after getting sick with an upper respiratory virus (not COVID) and after that break, realized she wants to be more mindful of and reduce her drinking. She's also the author of "100 Sober Activities to Try with Your Friends All Year Long" - available on Amazon.