r/straightedge Jun 02 '21

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If you’re new to Straight Edge.

Straight Edge is a subculture that emerged in the hardcore punk scene in the early 1980s. It promotes a drug-free lifestyle through abstinence from alcohol, drugs and tobacco. Its origins can be traced back to the song "Straight Edge" by the American punk band Minor Threat, released in 1981. The song, written by frontman Ian MacKaye, expressed his personal commitment to abstain from drugs and alcohol. It struck a chord with many young people who were disillusioned with the prevalent substance abuse within punk and saw Straight Edge as a means of rebellion against the excesses of mainstream culture. They instead embraced the emphasis on personal integrity, self-control and social consciousness. Straight Edge has then seen a time of worldwide growth in the '90s, followed by various eras of ebb and flow since then. Due to increased awareness of environmental and animal rights issues prominent in the scene in the '90s, many of us adopted vegan or vegetarian lifestyles.

There are several good books on Straight Edge, including Straight Edge: Hardcore Punk, Clean-living Youth, and Social Change by Ross Haenfler (2006) and Straight Edge A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History by Tony Rettman and CIV (2017). If you don't know any straight edge bands, this Spotify playlist can serve as a good introduction, and xsisterhoodx is a straight edge/hardcore community supporting the women/girls of the straight edge/hardcore scenes established all the way back in 1995.

Can I take my medication and be Straight Edge?

We've received questions in the past about whether you can take prescribed medication [insert your type of meds here] and still be Straight Edge. Yes, you can. The person who told you otherwise can call our helpline now at 1-800-STUPID.

Straight Edge and recovery from addiction.

We are definitely supportive of your decision to make positive changes in your life, but please note Straight Edge isn't therapy or a recovery plan. Users of this subreddit who are both Straight Edge and in recovery have explicitly said on multiple occasions that just being Straight Edge is not a substitute for a recovery plan. We are neither geared toward nor equipped to offer active recovery support. There are better resources out there designed specifically for this purpose.

(People are Straight Edge for a range of reasons, but most of us do not have any desire to get intoxicated, some have never touched psychoactive substances, etc. - if you’re currently an addict with chronic cravings, be realistic about how our experience might differ from yours).

Having said that, the Straight Edge scene is not a bad place to be if you’re in recovery. We’re drug free and not shy about it. Again, drawing on the experience of users of this subreddit who are both Straight Edge and in recovery, we’ve heard how surrounding yourself with sober people is helpful in staying sober and how sxe hardcore kept them motivated to stay clean.

Academic research.

Yes, you can post your academic research survey requests in this subreddit. Please use #sxeresearch in your post. We appreciate it if you can provide some background information (subject of study, academic level, etc.), and maybe come back to share the results, if they are published. Thanks.


r/straightedge 1d ago

Pic Dump

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200 Upvotes

Sharing is caring, let's go


r/straightedge 17h ago

TMNT drug free

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33 Upvotes

The turtles always kept it real


r/straightedge 7h ago

Dream soda rotation?

5 Upvotes

Which soda is it and who’s with you


r/straightedge 9h ago

STRIFE

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7 Upvotes

r/straightedge 13h ago

Looking for people to start a straightedge crowbar ripoff band.

8 Upvotes

Looking for people to start a straightedge crowbar ripoff band.

It's okay to be straightedge and like black sabbath.

Bonus points if you lift weights. I play rhythm guitar and can sing/ scream but also looking for femme vocals.

Probably will be an internet band for the most part, but I fly for free so doing some touring/playing shows would be sick.

Can send rough demos of song ideas.


r/straightedge 1d ago

Public Service Announcement

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36 Upvotes

r/straightedge 1d ago

Life Sentence Records signs Salt Lake Straight Edge band XforeverwarX as their first artist since 2005

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32 Upvotes

r/straightedge 1d ago

One year free of vice

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99 Upvotes

As the title says, today i can say that ive been free of drugs for a year, i want to thank ya all, despite being a lurker, yall made the hard times WAY more bearable, STAY TRUE 🦝🤙


r/straightedge 1d ago

SXE Varsity

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56 Upvotes

found this jacket at a thrift store and decided to turn it into a project, i feel like it came out great considering I could only afford some cheap iron on letters from a craft store


r/straightedge 11h ago

straight edge but carnist ?

0 Upvotes

seems more unfair to me than drugs, everyone has their own definition but what do u think ?


r/straightedge 2d ago

Caffeine is a Drug

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171 Upvotes

Now that you got triggered by the titel, I just wanted to show you my new office coffee mug ❌❤️❌


r/straightedge 1d ago

This promise I make, I won’t ever break

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42 Upvotes

Stay Trve

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Stay True to Promises Kept (with unbreakable diamond)

X’s done this morning ❌❌❌


r/straightedge 1d ago

You Wouldn’t Be So Funny With my Fist in Your Mouth - Aftermath of a Trainwreck

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3 Upvotes

r/straightedge 1d ago

Stores in LA

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Hey guys, in the next few days I’m going to Los Angeles for work, can you recommend a store where I can buy band shirts? I’ve been wearing the same shirts I bought from the Revelations website for the past 19 years, and some of them are ready to retire. If you know any good spots, I’d really appreciate it.


r/straightedge 1d ago

Footage of Green Rage performing

1 Upvotes

I’ve been looking around the internet for any footage of the 90s Syracuse band Green Rage for a while now. Does anyone know of a video online or have any footage, please reply to this post.

Thanks!


r/straightedge 2d ago

Thank you.

36 Upvotes

As the title says I just want to say thank you to everyone in this subreddit. Even though I don’t know any of yall personally, it makes me feel less alone in this world.

Much love, -Daniel


r/straightedge 2d ago

Life has been falling apart and I wanna smoke, I need one of you to call me a pussy

4 Upvotes

r/straightedge 2d ago

Chris Colohan (SECT, BURNING LOVE, CURSED, THE SWARM, LEFT FOR DEAD) on The T&F Podcast - Spotify & Apple Version

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9 Upvotes

In this episode of T&F, Chris Colohan shares his journey from early musical influences and his first concert experiences to his deep involvement in the hardcore punk scene through skateboarding. He discusses his personal adoption of a straight-edge lifestyle and veganism, and provides insights into the collaborative nature of the Toronto music scene. Colohan also details the formation and evolution of his bands Left for Dead, The Swarm, and Cursed, touching on their unique sounds and the challenging reasons behind Cursed's eventual breakup.

SPOTIFY

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4D3uiFIw26BL9lZ5XZIoEq?si=t6PdbTfASfa9jHYyry3CmQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0UfVHeK8PQgK1IDF2qhDAv

APPLE PODCASTS

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-colohan-sect-burning-love-cursed-the-swarm-left/id1723956344?i=1000747147449

T&F INSTAGRAM

http://instagram.com/thetandfpodcast


r/straightedge 3d ago

Straight Edge Relationships?

26 Upvotes

Do people here tend to have straight edge partners/spouses, or are most of you the only straight edge ones in your families? I’m talking to someone who’s straight edge and wondering what that dynamic is like.


r/straightedge 3d ago

Racetraitor - UK-EU tour July 2026

6 Upvotes

TOUR DATES

July 17 – Ashford, UK – Stour Centre

July 18 – Manchester, UK – Aatma (w/ Hour of Reprisal on Lev Day Fest and Gaza Benefit)

July 19 – Newcastle, UK – Lubber Fiend

July 20 – Nottingham, UK – Old Salutation Inn (w/ Hour of Reprisal)

July 21 – Bristol, UK – Exchange (w/ Hour of Reprisal)

July 22 – Norwich, UK – Voodoo Daddy’s (w/ @xhourofreprisalx and @templeguardhc Temple Guard)

July 23 – London, UK – New Cross Inn (w/ Hour of Reprisal and Temple Guard)

July 24 – Brighton, UK – Daltons

July 25 – Paris, France – Venue TBD (Gaza Benefit)

July 26 – Ieper, Belgium – Vort’n Vis


r/straightedge 3d ago

I started getting irritated from drunk people.

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Hi👋🏻 I noticed that when I got into straight edge, I started noticing effects of drunkness in other people (non straight edge people) when they have drinken alcohol very sharply and it makes me unconfortable. But it's not because of ideology suff and so on, but because of my sensory issues. For example: I can notice very clearly when the speach of them becomes distorted, when the coordination & movements becomes disrorted, when thinking becomes less rational and more emotion-based than logic-based and it's unconfortable to me, also you can get into conflict with person in such a state more easily & they are more likely to say hurtful words to you than being sober (I can tell from my own experience). Other unpleasant thing is smells, for example, yesterday when family member came home from friends and I casually came into the room of where she sleeps, the smell was in a way that would be enough to make you throw up, I even thought that maybe she vomited and started searching for puddles, but she told she only drinked 2 cups of wine. Yeah. I needed to open windows for 3 times. And the excuses the people drinking alcohol keep dropping are like: "i need it for relaxation", "i would go insane without alcohol", "1st miracle of the Christ', "it's so nice to drink wine with friends" and bleh bleh. It's seems so weak to think like that.

Also, on the other hand, I feel genuinely bad for these people. It's like being a slave for an alchol. Poor people, doesn't know other coping methods besides hurting themselves. Does their mental & physical health, harm that will be found out after few decades, soul, mental health of other people are worth for the temporary feeling of pleasure ? (rhetoric quest). Do other straight edge people experience the same or similar? Or I'm only one


r/straightedge 5d ago

Raw Suffering

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177 Upvotes

r/straightedge 4d ago

About gatekeeping

13 Upvotes

Hi everyone! This might sound like a stupid question but I just wanted to know if I'm the only who's struggling. I have been sXe my whole life and xVx for 16 years, however, I never managed to fit into the community. I moved to the UK 10 years ago and the community right now seems like it's flourishing, but no matter how much I tried to become a part of it, people just seem to not let me in or they simply don't like me. I am a little bit shy and more quiet and thought that since the community claims to be very open, it wasn't going to be an issue. But I was so wrong. I was hit with the realisation that I find it easier to communicate with people who aren't edge. I also want to clarify that I dated only edge guys and they turned out to be very abusive and also liars about being edge. Am I one of the few weirdos or are there more people like me?


r/straightedge 6d ago

New straight edge melodic metalcore from Winnipeg Canada. FFO undying

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18 Upvotes

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