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It is a condition of our lease to not congregate directly out the front of Rainbow Room, If anyone does wish to have a chat after meetings please walk up further to Albion St, thankyou in advance

If You're Not Living Too Well ​​​​With Drugs, Alcohol or Other Compulsive Behaviour, You May Live Better Without Them.

​Rainbow Recovery

 

Rainbow Recovery Club Inc. is a Community Association that has maintained the Rainbow Recovery Room since 2002.  The Rainbow Recovery Room hosts a range of 12-steps fellowships for Sydney's LGBTQIA+ community.  

 

Check out the Meetings page for the dates and times of all the meetings.  If you're interested in attending a meeting, just show up! 

​Objectives

 

The objectives of the Rainbow Recovery Club are:

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  • To provide a safe meeting place, primarily for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual people, in 12 step programs for recovery from alcoholism, drugs or other addictive behaviours.

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  • To attract the newcomer into 12 step recovery programs, and foster interest in fellowship and the program for recovery from alcoholism, drugs or other addictive behaviours.

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  • To provide facilities for meetings, conferences and communications between groups and service organisations of twelve-step programs.

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  • To foster an increase in the variety and timing of twelve-step recovery meetings available to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual communities of Sydney.

     History

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  • The Rainbow Recovery Room opened in September 2002.​

  • At that time there was only 3 LGBTQIA+ AA meetings per week in Sydney.​​

  • ​There are now over 14 LGBTQIA+ AA meetings per week in Sydney.​

  • The first LGBTQIA+ recovery float in the Mardi Gras parade was in 1987 under the banner of SCRAAGL (Social Committee of Recovering Alcoholics and Addicts - Gay & Lesbian).​

  • In 1993, the float was renamed Living Clean & Sober.​

  • The Living Clean & Sober float merged with Rainbow Recovery Club in 2005.​

  • The Living Clean & Sober float is still part of the Mardi Gras parade today.

  • In May 2018, after 15 years in Surry Hills we moved to Ultimo for 5 fabulous years.

  • In September 2022 The Rainbow Recovery Club celebrated its 20th anniversary!

  • In mid-June 2023 we return to Surry Hills!

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