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.
Tue & Thu 6:30–8pm, Sat 10am–noon; first two practices free
Charles Hadley Park Pool, 4800 NW 12th Ave (Miami)
Miami's LGBTQ-friendly masters swim team, now in its 30th year. Swimmers are grouped by speed with coached workouts, so you just need to be able to swim laps of freestyle.
Fall season Saturdays (Sept–Nov), mornings/early afternoons
Mills Pond Park & Wimberly Fields (Fort Lauderdale/Oakland Park)
LGBTQ+ 7v7 flag football. All skill levels are welcome, with free mini-camps for new players before each season and post-game parties in Wilton Manors.
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.