A bar is great for a night out, but it's hard to get past small talk over loud music. A run club, a chorus or a game night gives you something to do together and the same faces every week, so by the third visit people know your name. Here are 115 LGBTQ+ clubs, leagues and regular nights in 16 cities, each with the month we last checked it was still running.
Multiple 12-step meetings daily, e.g. Wed 8pm LGBTQ+ AA discussion
585 Dutch Valley Rd NE (Morningside/Ansley)
Atlanta's LGBTQ-affirming recovery clubhouse, hosting AA, Al-Anon and other meetings plus sober fellowship. Every group meeting there must explicitly welcome LGBTQ people.
Hikes and outings posted on the website; mostly weekends
Atlanta & North Georgia
An outdoor club for gay and bisexual men, running scenic hikes, BeltLine cleanups and the occasional adventure like hot-air ballooning. Membership is $20 a year.
Schedules are as each group gives them: monthly groups meet once a month, and seasonal leagues only in season. Times change, so check the group's own site before you go. Something wrong, or a group we're missing? Post in Friends & Community. Nobody pays to be listed.