Join for FREE expand your professional circle. You'll be invited to attend fabulous lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) professional networking events at trendy gay-friendly lounges in Washington, DC. The purpose of the group is to build a stronger base of professional contacts. Share ideas and job possibilities, tap expertise, or meet potential clients or business partners. Benefit by making new connections and adding to your knowledge base. This is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and tr …

Go Gay DC - Metro DC's LGBT Community Club - is the newest sensation focused on friendship, leadership, and service. Designed as a civic booster, it fosters gay community spirit. Join Go Gay DC for FREE and enjoy fabulous socials. This is for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (LGBT). It's "the Totally Hip and Happening Club" for Washington, DC-area gay folk and allies. Go Gay DC is the most popular LGBT Meetup in DC. Founded by TJ Flavell, Go Gay DC is a revolutionary use of new media, keeping …

Join this exciting Meetup for FREE and enjoy engaging First Friday socials, fun activities and adventurous events. Our members are hard-working gay and lesbian professionals from a variety of disciplines such as military, government, banking, law, medicine, new media, interior or fashion design and communications. They share the same desire to enjoy the company of like-minded professionals in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Our group is welcoming and inclusive, respectful of everyone under the LGBT r …

But we will take walking tours and hikes around DC, both historic and artsy urban areas, as well as natural and landscaped parks and gardens. Along the way, the more experienced among us can provide guidance about great photo ops, including lighting and composing and selecting settings from aperture and f-stops. Do you love to take photos on vacation and at special events to share on Facebook and Twitter? But end up with 600 photos too many, guaranteed to bore your friends? We'll discuss how …

DMV Outside the box is a diverse group (Lesbian, Gay, Straight, Bi-sexual, Transgender), dedicated to providing an alternative to the usual and the common. Focus on building strong lasting friendships through outings, adventures, trips and social gatherings. DMV Outside – the box is an exciting way to meet new people for fun, friendship and networking. Activities include: Game night, Plays, theatre, house parties /gatherings, trips, Concerts, museums, biking/hiking/walking, movie nights, dining …

Calling all queer Christian ladies! Revive DMV is a group that strives to create community for women who are lesbian, bisexual, or transgender and who love Jesus. We'll do that in a variety of ways including eating together, seeing movies, reading a book here and there, praying together, hitting the outdoors, and just generally raising a good old ruckus.

DMV Women Connect is a professional and social group that seeks to support and create community for lesbian and bisexual women in the DC/ Maryland/ Northern Virginia (DMV) area. Our members include women who identify as lesbians as well as bi-sexual women. MTF members are welcome, however we respectfully will decline FTM requests for membership in order to retain the integrity of the womyn-identified orientation of the DMV. This group is intended to be a safe place to meet other women with simi …

Hey there - If you are a young(ish) non-drinker, trying to quit, or just interested in meeting some new people in a setting not focused upon alcohol/the bar scene, this might be the right group for you! I am a mid-30's lesbian; however, this group is most definitely open to anyone interested in getting out and doing something different. Thanks for checking out this group, and I'll looking forward to planning something and meeting you soon! Cheers!

Are you a gay man interested in exploring beyond the usual gay bar scene and visiting nicer venues of D.C.? The Capitol Hill Socialites were organized to create glamorous meet ups at fun social events in the Washington D.C. area. The Capitol Hill Socialites appeal to intelligent, creative, articulate gay people who enjoy looking good and coming OUT to society. Members have been featured in Washingtonian Magazine and photographed for DC Hot Spots. You should join if: -You are a gay man. -You like …

Find your passion for living... The House of Adventures is where LGBT, family and friends meet to do things that challenge their mind, body and spirit. We offer a way to confront the kind of fear that keeps us stuck by participating in courageous activities. Activities vary and range from POW-POW nights at the gun range to rock climbing, zip lining, camping, group travel, theme parties and more.  Most of our events take place in the DC metro area but we ask members to maintain a current passport …

We all have single friends...and straight friends...and four legged friends... BUT how many  LESBIAN AND GAY COUPLE FRIENDS do you have? If you answered - Never enough! - then we want to meet you! Join us! It's free and easy! Great events and lots of new friends waiting for you - nearly 800 members and counting! Brunch? Movie? Theater? Museum? Cocktails? Dinner? Lecture? Outdoor Activities? DC Landmarks? It's all here.

RainbowConnects is a social events coordinator and sponsor that specialize in speed-dating and networking events organized by, and tailored to professionals in the LGBT community. With an emphasis on speed-dating and social networking, RainbowConnects has four general groups, with specific niches under each group catering to a variety of personal preferences... •Girl_Meets_Girl Speed Dating Events •Boy_Meets_Boy Speed Dating Events •Bi-Sexual Speed Dating Events for men/women •Transsexual_Meets_ …

Tired of eating sandwiches at your desk? I know I am...and my poor keyboard has enough crumbs in it to - well, you get the idea! Once we have a few people let's meet up for lunch, the way it was meant to be. Feel free to make suggestions for dates & locations. Try to give a week or two heads up so we get a good showing. Cheers!

This is the MeetUp group for The DC Center for the LGBT Community Washington, D.C. The DC Center MeetUp.com group is for anyone interested in attending, volunteering for, or supporting events affiliated with The DC Center for the LGBT Community. Learn more about The DC Center at thedccenter.org The DC Center is open between 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM between Monday through Friday and 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday unless noted otherwise on the Center Calendar. The Center is closed for all Federal Holi …

I just know there has to be a few other people in the Meet Up universe who can truly appreciate all the talent, glamor and fabulosity that are required to execute a great drag show. Glam Drag Fans are those fabulous people who love and adore the theatrical pageantry of a well put together drag queen show, replete with mile-long eyelashes, fantastically styled wigs, bedazzling costumes and fantabulous footwear all worn by expert performers, dancing and lip syncing to the either the latest pop h …

This group is for LGBTQ members interested in meeting for weekday lunches in the Falls Church/Seven Corners/Tyson's Corner areas. If you live or work in these areas and are interested in participating, please join us!

First Thursday @ First Church is a monthly music and performance art series in downtown Washington, DC,  open to the entire community and visitors to our city.   This is a different kind of happy hour.  We think you'll find our new building to be a work of art in itself. Each month we'll offer a different musical or performance art group selected from the local DC area. We offer light refreshments and nonalcoholic beverages.  There is no cost to attend. Come for the art, the food and drinks, or …

The goals of Mental Health Recovery and Wrap are to teach participants recovery and self-management skills and strategies for dealing with mental health difficulties, addictions,relationships, dealing with greif,HIV/ADS, diabetes and other chronic illnesses including food disorders.

Looking to meet fun, interesting, outgoing and attractive professional women? Look no further: Join Meetup in Northern Virginia! Make new friends in a relaxed inclusive atmosphere. We're a community of women of all ages and backgrounds who get together for a variety of social and recreational activities. Come be a part of our community, singles and couples alike! We are looking forward to meeting you.

This group is for any young couple interested in hanging out with other couples who are Fun, Kind, Outgoing and Open-Minded. My husband and I decided to start our own group after trying out many other meet-up groups and leaving each disappointed. Our goal is to meet other great couples and make REAL lasting friendships, not just networking (like those "other groups" do). There was an article in a recent Washingtonian that stated that married couples who had many couple friends reported having a …

OutRiders Arlington sponsors a summer-long series of weekly after-work bike rides for LGBTQ bike enthusiasts and friends.  It is an opportunity to meet and socialize, and get some exercies, all while spending time in the outdoors.   Rides are at a relaxed pace, and we stop from time to time to make sure that the group stays together.  All riders are welcome, including new riders. Each week there will be a different route that has been planned in advance that will use a combination of bike trails …

What is 712 Salsa? Well for starters we’d like to be a social group that encourages diversity to all our members. A place where gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and friends can relax in an inclusive atmosphere. Most of all we want to be a community for those that love to dance Salsa. If you’re a novice or a hard core Salsero or Salsera and you’re looking for a place to get your dance-on with people of similar interests then we invite you to join us. We will have weekly gatherings at the p …

Gay Atheists of Washington, D.C. (GAWD) is part of District of Columbia Atheists. It is intended to serve primarily as a social gathering point for gay and lesbian atheists and their friends in the atheist community of the Washington, D.C. area. The group is intended to meet the needs of gay men and lesbian women in the atheist community, but sympathetic freethinkers, regardless of sexual preference or identity, are welcome to join. Happy hours and other social events will be scheduled as we hea …

As of 2012, we are now part of DC Bi Women. Straight, asexual, lesbian, and transgender women are welcome. All women are welcome, regardless of orientation, partner preference, or relationship status. *Center Bi Femmes | DC Bi Women* follows the BiNet USA definition of bisexual, meaning mean romantic or sexual attraction to the "same gender or other gender," instead of limiting to just male and female. Thus this definition encompasses attraction to all gender identities. Center Bi Femmes (forme …