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 …

ZOOM Urban Lesbian Excursions provides unique alternatives to the usual fair of events and happenings for DMV (Washington D.C., Maryland & Virgina) LBT woman. A fabulous way to meet new and interesting people, network and have fun all at the same time. Some of our past events include Segway Tours, Labor Day Sunset Sail, Hookah Meetup and DJing 101. You can also find out more on our website http://www.zoomexcursions.com .

If you are lesbian who has decided that it is time to get healthier and you are looking for a little extra support to reach your goal(s), this is the group for you! Healthier can mean losing weight, making better food choices, reducing stressing, increasing activity, let's meet and exchange ideas.

Thanks for checking out Lesbian Happy Hours! We are the fastest growing lesbian meetup group in DC! Our events are lots of fun, are well attended and are perfect for a night of mixing & mingling.  Happy hours are held on Friday nights in downtown DC and are open to all LGBT singles and couples. Our members include DC professionals, grad students, creative types, new-to-the-area, the girl next door and the like. This is a private group and a photo is suggested (not required) for membership approv …

Adventuring is the outdoor club for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered community in the Washington DC area. Our volunteers lead hikes year-round, and in the warmer months we do recreational bike rides too, some shorter and others longer. That's not everything though. Camping, backpacking, and canoeing are examples of some of the other things we do when we have volunteers to lead them. We're all about enjoying the outdoors and being physically active. Not sure whether an activity will …

We're looking to network with other lesbian professionals. Whether you are in real estate, law, finance, or something else, we'd like to get together for informal networking and socializing.

OUTgirlz of Central Maryland is a social group for lesbian women aged 21 and over who are looking to network and foster new friendships. We are based in Howard County, Maryland, however, our events are not limited to the Howard County area. We host events throughout Maryland as well as in DC and Nothern Virginia. Our goals are to create a fun, safe, and welcoming environment for our members and to build a community of diverse, positive, and supportive women. OUTgirlz is not intended to be a "dat …

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 …

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 …

This group is for all women of Caribbean and/or African descent who live an alternative lifestyle in the DC, Maryland, or Virginia Area!!! Please join Us at Flava @ Wa-Zo-bia 4th thursdays to socialize and network with your peers in the community. We want a relaxing atmosphere where ladies in the life can come and share stories and experiences in a comfortable and safe place.

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.

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 …

Lez Read is one of P&P's newest book groups. Our first meeting will occur on April 13 at 7:30pm in our discount bookroom downstairs. Currently, we anticipate reading a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction books on lesbian and queer themes or titles that were written by lesbian or queer-identified writers. Readers should read the book in advance of the meeting so we can have an active and lively discussion! Participants who purchase the book in our store will receive a 20% discount on the …

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 …

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 …

I'm setting this up initially for those of us who are experienced hikers and looking to do longer hikes with other like-minded LGBT folks. There are some great regular hiking groups, but none for gays and lesbians to do 10+ mile hikes and backpacking trips in a social setting. I'd love other people to lead hikes. Here are some great resources to find local hikes. http://midatlantichikes.com/ http://www.hikingupward.com www.Localhikes.com Check other meetup.com groups. If you're new to hiking, I …

Hello and welcome to the Lez Go Kayaking meetup group. This meetup group is a kayaking group exclusively for lesbians that was formed in October 2011. Lez Go Kayaking meetup group is for lesbian women who like to get out on flatwater; rivers, lakes and the Chesapeake Bay, and paddle at their leisure. We are a non-competitive social group with the goal of having fun on the water. After paddling, we often go to lunch together. Outings are scheduled by the organizer for a Saturday or Sunday launch. …

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!

The Dulles Triangles is a well rounded social club for area gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered and their family and friends whose purpose is to offer an alternative outlet for social activities, to promote both physical and mental well being and to participate in gay community activities and services. (..oh, and have fun!)

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.

Polyamory for those over 40. If 60 is the new 40, then none of us are over the hill. Enjoy the climb! If you are part of a couple, triad or quad, (age 40 and older only) and wish to socialize with people closer to your own age, this is the place for you. We also have a sister group for those under the age of 40 and we have good reasons for splitting the groups this way and we would be happy to explain if you are interested. This social group represents the ultimate in open-mindedness. We are exp …

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 …

If you are under the age of 40 and over 21, this is the place for you. If you are 39 and up, please join our sister Meetup Final Frontier. We have good reasons to separate the two by age and would be happy to explain if you are interested. This social group represents the ultimate in open-mindedness.  We are exploring sex-positive, alternative lifestyles and want to expand our horizons and understanding of different forms of sexuality and relationships. We are offering a balanced approach to giv …

This group is for gays and lesbians in their 20's and 30's who live in Northern Virginia. Just because you live in NOVA doesn't mean you can't have a solid social network OUTside the Beltway. We know you're OUT there. We are a gathering of singles and couples with varying tastes, but one thing we all have in common is we like to have fun. Come and join us for activities like happy hour, dining out, trivia, barbecues, camping, hiking, bowling, day trips, bar crawls, and other local activities.

We all know that it's difficult for women to meet other women in the suburbs. We also know that there are plenty of women looking to meet other women out here. So, we have put together a meetup group to make it a bit easier to connect with other gay women (couples or singles) who would enjoy getting together for dinner, potlucks, trips to wineries, hikes, etc.. So, if you live outside of the city and would like to meet other women without having to trek to DC, then this is the group for you! We …

In a country where the LGBT community is often over looked or harshly judged and compared to the social norms of society, it seems our community has but a small footprint in a large world. Our most powerful ally is forming a supportive relationship with other positive LGBT members and gaining the assistance of the entire community to keep our relationships and families healthy and strong. Positive Women Making Positive Choices will provide our community with stability, opportunities to foster a …

Come on out! We are an established LGBT dance community in the Metropolitan DC area. If you've never danced before, we'll show you how to do it, and you'll be amazed at how quickly you can learn to two-step, line dance, or square dance. Our members are at all levels of the dance ability spectrum, from beginner to advanced. We've got a solid demographic mix. Though our present membership has a preference for country music, we play from other genres too, including hip-hop, pop, and Latin. Some eve …

An opportunity for LGBT professional women-who work downtown-to spice up their day with dash of social life. Bon appetite.