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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.

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4 groups across 16 cities · Hiking & outdoors

Atlanta

2 groups · 434 miThis week →City guide →
Hiking

Wilderness Network of Georgia

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.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Wilderness Network of Georgia

Hiking

Atlanta LGBTQ Hikers

Hikes posted on Meetup, typically weekends

Trails in and around Atlanta

A free Meetup group exploring local trails like Island Ford. Easy to join as a newcomer to the city.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Atlanta LGBTQ Hikers

Boston

1 group · 641 miThis week →City guide →
Hiking

Chiltern Mountain Club

Trips posted on Meetup; mostly weekend hikes and day trips

Greater Boston & New England

New England's LGBTQ+ outdoor club since 1978. Trips range from easy 2-mile walks to White Mountains backpacking, and non-members are welcome on most of them.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Chiltern Mountain Club

Los Angeles

1 group · 1,979 miThis week →City guide →
Hiking

Great Outdoors Los Angeles

Several hikes and outings a month on varying days (e.g. evening moonlight hikes, weekday morning Griffith Park hikes)

Griffith Park and trails around LA, plus day trips

An all-volunteer LGBTQ+ outdoors club, founded in 1978, that runs free hikes (like moonlight hikes to the Hollywood Sign), camping and culture outings. It welcomes curious newbies as well as hardcore hikers.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Great Outdoors Los Angeles

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.

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