“ Hey- I'm Brian. I'm looking to make some new friends and would love to spend the cold Chicago winter talking about books, sharing recipes, and looking forward to a long season on the lake. ”

“ Moved to Chicago from DC in 2007 and love the city. I've lived here a decade ago but have also lived in Tucson and Seattle. I like to travel, read, watch TV in fast forward on my Tivo, dine out, work out, and help out. Not into the bar scene. ”

“ Bon Jour girls I'm very interested in starting a social meetup group for Tg girls and lesbians, the focus of this group would be social activites for out T-girls and lesbians we would be doing various things like movies shopping, etc. etc. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because it was about time I got to hang out with people around my area. Plus, I want to know more my surroundings. So, yeah, hit me up! ”

“ I want local Gay Professionals Meetups because I'm interested in better ways to meet gay men. ”

“ Just moved to chicago from atlanta. Im not sure how the meetups work to be honest. Just looking to meet boys my age 15 or 16 around the chicago area. ”

“ Hi my name is Bryant. I'm 28 years old and very interested in politics. I have two degrees in polisci in fact...and am looking forward to hooking up with some like minded progressives in the Chicago area. ”

“ i'm bi and am trying to come out to everyone and a meetup group might be helpful. plus its hard to find an out gay girls in the chi ”

“ I want to meet kindred spirits. I seek gentle, friends who are kind and creative. ”

“ I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DREAMWEAVER.. I,M SOMEWHAT OF A CARTOONIST AND WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO WEB DESIGN. ”

“ 50 something T-girl from Chicago, IL ”

“ Hey everyone. I'm always here if someone needs to talk or advice... Ill do my best to point you in the right direction. Life is about the journey, not the destination. And you can never have enough friends ... :p ”

“ Want to meet others like myself.I'm a gay woman of 36 years. ”

“ I want to join because I want to make friends with like minded men. ”

“ I want to meet other Gay teens ”

“ I want these local Meetups because it's difficult to find other like-minded (i.e, bookish) lesbians in my area. ”

“ I'm a Lithuanian artist & speak 5 languages (Rus, Ger, Fr, Lith & some Spanish). Love to learn about fellow European cultures/languages. I am co-org to the Ger, Sp, Rus, ESL, Chess, & Euro meetups. I am always up for Bulgarian films, music, lit, etc. ”

“ Hi I have been in Evanston for some time and would really like to have people to hang with who are GLBT in Evanston ”

“ I want these local Meetups because iwant to meet people ”

“ I would like to become a parent in the future. It would be nice to talk with other gay individuals to see how they became parents. ”

“ Hello, looking to meet new people...I love to read, but don't do it nearly as much as I'd like, so maybe this will serve as motivation! ”

“ Hi everyone. I love to read and talk about it. I don't really have a favorite queer author...yet. ”

“ Hi all, Glad to be joining you. Reading, conversation, getting to know knew people-- sounds great! ”

“ Hi, I love women authors. ”

“ I love pretty,feminine guys.I can just talk and socialise,or date,or get to a more serious level. ”

“ I'm a single gay man new to Chicago (recently relocated from Maine) and am looking to meet new people. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet new people. ”

“ We're looking for activity partners only (shopping, dinner, travel, partying). We love food, wine tastings and travel and are looking for couples who share the same passions. ”

“ When I was younger I went to a Group called Question Youth Center. But it stopped cause there wasn't enough people to keep it going. I would love to started meeting new people, and talk free about my sexually. ”

“ I'm relatively new to Chicago and would like to find others who share my interests. ”

“ I love food and would like to meet other gay couples who have a passion for food! ”

“ Hi! (I'm the one behind the ketchup bottle). I have greatly enjoyed meeting great people through meetup and look forward to continuing to meet other liked-minded individuals! ”

“ to meet gay friends and find me a lover ”

“ I join this group to meet new friends.........{women} ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to extend my gay family networking of friends. ”

“ New People! New friends! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to be more envolve in the GLBT community to learn and protect my rights. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because its hard to meet other gay teens that aren't 70 years-old ”

“ I wanna try to find some guys in this area ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to meet new people in the gay/lesbian community in the suburbs. ”