How to make gay friends in London
London's full of gay men — meeting them as friends is the trick. The daytime spaces, the groups that meet every week, and where the community actually clusters.
Guides
How to make gay friends in Manchester
Manchester has a Gay Village the size of a town. Making actual friends in it still takes a bit of knowing how — here's where to start.
How to make gay friends in Brighton
Brighton might be the easiest place in Britain to be gay. It's still not automatic that you'll know anyone — here's how to change that.
How to make gay friends in Berlin
Berlin is one of the queerest cities on earth and one of the harder places to make a real friend. Here's how to find your people.
How to make gay friends in Barcelona
Barcelona is easy to visit as a gay man and harder to belong to. Here's how to get past the summer crowd and find people who'll still be here in November.
How to make gay friends in Amsterdam
Amsterdam was one of the first cities to make gay life feel normal. Turning that welcome into actual friends still takes a little know-how.
How to make friends in a new city as an adult
Adult friendship isn't a mystery. It runs on hours, repetition and being the one who asks twice. Here's how to use that after a move.
How to make gay friends without dating
Not every connection has to be romantic. How to find gay friends — just friends — when every app and venue is pointed at dating.
Making LGBTQ+ friends when you're over 50
The scene gets smaller as you get older, but friendship doesn't have to. Where LGBTQ+ people over 50 actually meet, and how to start.
How to make gay friends without bars or clubs
Don't drink, don't like bars, or just want to be in bed by eleven? The community still meets, just in other places.
Young, gay and lonely: where to actually meet people
Out, fine with it, and still no gay friends? It's far more common than it feels. Here's where to look, and what to do once you get there.
Meeting an online friend safely: a first-meeting checklist
The apps can be a real way out of loneliness. A bit of planning before the first meeting, and a bit of patience after it, makes all the difference.
How we put these guides together
Each guide is researched by the Among Our People team. We check every group, venue and helpline against its own website, link our sources, and show when the facts were last checked. Groups change fast, so if something's out of date, tell us at mail@amongourpeople.com and we'll fix it.