I have always claimed Edge, never got caught up in drinking and doing drugs. I am seeing people throwing in that they are Vegan. Is this a "requirement" i am not aware of? Or something new? I could see how food cold be an addictive substance for people..

Im typing this while i suck down a massive plate of carne asada and rice.

I’d like to hear some accounts from other people on how you’ve found your sense of community, how you’ve come together with other people, found your place in society etc.

I’ve been struggling for a while now with being isolated, being straight edge and autistic (with a lot of social anxiety) doesn’t seem to be a winning combination for me in finding a place that I feel comfortable and I don’t really have any friends. I lost a few when I quit drinking. Most of the time I’m at peace with this but I do yearn for a sense of community with like minded people.

I’ve seen pictures of the straight edge gatherings at festivals in USA, or just fully straight edge shows in print shops, skate shops etc. and I do get quite jealous.

I’d love to hear some stories of positivity from people and hopefully get some ideas of how I can be more proactive in finding a way for myself.

Thank you.

Over the weekend I sat down and had a chat with The T&F podcast. We had a few technical difficulties, but we made it through! We talked about how the sisterhood began, the absurdity of intoxication culture and waxed nerdy about star trek. We also talked a bit about the straight edge social club, and Edge Fest. You can check it out here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XgoZcxGdvhgN22ilHXtKU?si=x6sLVUjdRDCNAUU2HnGCSg

My dear friend and partner in the Straight Edge Social Club, Angel Graves, recently was on the Hardcore Therapists Podcast. They spoke about how she became straight edge, mental health, and her efforts with the Straight Edge Run Club and The Straight Edge Social Club

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6PyA94OQGWkKZyZmYF3YVv?si=bmKLl4QxTqqN7xveLgDTJQ

Note: This weekend Rebecca Lore (The Hardcore Cheerleader) and friend of xsisterhoodx will be on the T&F podcast.

What are the minimum requirements to consider yourself straightedge?

So far, I’m sober from all drugs and alcohol and have been for many years, with no intention to consume again. I’m vegan with no intention to consume animal products ever again. I think society is messed up, probably verging on an anarchist-communist in a lot of my views.

Am I straight edge?

I love near everything about them

This is the past. I know it’s the past. I just can’t process that their now isn’t necessarily their past. They tried and decided to change. I just can’t get it in my head. It triggers me. Maybe my past trauma around it. I don’t know. I just want to get over it and don’t know how. I am talking to a therapist.

Dig up all da shit on da people yall frown upon, go!

(Could be on others, someone you know or have heard about, or even yourself if you dare to admit huhuhuh)

Juicier the gossip, spicier the story & its details, the better

I know this comes up a lot, so apologies, but if anyone's got some UK SXE reccomendations I wanted to make a Spotify playlist to collate them.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7advBiTbEnmvIDNr45NqG9?si=sropVWK5QfWgtqVYMmAHRw&pt=a64866e02776f08b21f3d09d7dacc647&pi=SOLPCoVyQYKwh

EDIT: Feel free to add as much stuff as you want. If the Collab link expires I'll get another

Just wondering people's thoughts. Obviously sxe is heavily associated with hardcore punk; do you think there can be sxe bands that aren't hardcore or even punk? Do the lyrics need to be about it to some degree?

(For reference I'm thinking about this because I'm in a band where both singers and primary songwriters (including myself) are openly straightedge, but we don't market ourselves as a sxe band because we're not punk and haven't really written songs about it...yet.)

I was part of the Straight Edge booth at Furnace Fest and FYA this year. I've marked down hoodies, shirts, and flags in my Etsy shop by 40%- I'm trying to make room for some new stuff for Tied Down. I think we are going to try to organize a meetup at Tied Down as well, so that should be fun. Anyway, the link is: https://xsisterhoodx.etsy.com

Bonus points for ticking both boxes in one band where possible. Thank you!!!

Hello, I consider myself new to the community and I recently read about gangs from the past that beat others and humiliated the sxe guys they found consuming drugs, this left me surprised and I would like to know if you witnessed these things.