Our History

In 1969 in Los Angeles, a group of seven gay alcoholics met to establish an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that provided an environment to affirm LGBT identity. They attempted to have their meeting listed in the Los Angeles AA directory, AA would not recognize any “closed” meeting, such as a gay/lesbian only meeting. The organizers subscribed to tenets, traditions, and meeting format with the permission of AA, however they requested that the meeting not use the AA name. AA did allow the use of their materials and guidelines, only requesting a credit line on copies. The organizers subsequently close the name “Alcoholics Together” also known as AT. In 1972, the organization opened the “AT Center” a location for meetings spread nationally. We continue to provide a space for a variety of meetings for the LGBT community.

Our Mission

The purpose of the AT Center is to help alcoholic/addicted LGBT gain permanent remission of their disease, recover their lives and realize healthy, harmonious and prideful relationships with themselves, their lovers, families, friends and communities.

The AT Center seeks to treat alcohol and otherwise addicted LGBTQ+ through the peer counseling tools of fellowship and affilitates , the hallmarks of the 12-steps program movement. The results of treatment are sobriety, rehabilitation and breaking of old, addictions-centered socialization patterns.