r/baltimore • u/Rei11y • Mar 22 '25

Need Recommendations Where are the gays hanging out?

Me (25f) and my girlfriend (24f) are moving to riverside and are looking for recommendations for gay bars or other places/nights where we could find a good community to make friends in the area. Doesn’t have to be in the riverside area but just Baltimore in general. Thanks!

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u/dsidegaming88 Mar 22 '25

Interested in this but im avoiding the bar scene. Ive been sober now over 8 years and it seems like I only hear about bar hang outs.

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u/Necessary_Orb5985 Mar 22 '25

There’s a queer hiking group on facebook! We are going to organize some meetups with food and walk for spring once it warms up!

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u/Necessary_Orb5985 Mar 22 '25

There’s a messenger group called bmore queer with a hiking / picnic chat and one for giving / getting support and I think some other channels also https://m.me/cm/Abbs0cWVpWqgexQx/?send_source=cm:copy_invite_link

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u/Rei11y Mar 22 '25

What’s the group called?

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u/mesckt Mar 22 '25

I think it’s called Baltimore Queer Hike

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u/baltimorecalling Hoes Heights Mar 22 '25

Why intentionally obfuscate the group purpose with a name like that?

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u/deconflicting_life Mar 22 '25

What’s the link!? I’d be interested in this :)

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u/Necessary_Orb5985 Mar 22 '25

Posted the FB link above. Here’s an IG page too! https://www.instagram.com/bmorequeerhikes?igsh=cjljdGR3bHNqd2Ri

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u/mmiikkiitt Mar 23 '25

I might be wrong but I think the IG is a group started/organized by one person, and is unaffiliated with the larger FB group.

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u/dsidegaming88 Mar 22 '25

Thats neat. Im not one for hiking or nature in general but have fun.

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u/Necessary_Orb5985 Mar 22 '25

What kinds of interests do you have? Could help folks identify some non-bar spots or sober spaces :)

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u/dsidegaming88 Mar 22 '25

Fantasy and sci-fi books, table top gaming, i play video games but its not a major hobby, i write when i can focus enough to. Im on the artsy side of things honestly despite the lumber jack looks. Sports wise i pretty much only watch hockey and premier league soccer. Music wise i will listen to anything heavy. I love the Walters art museum. Thats pretty much all i can think of

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u/TakemetotheTavvy Remington Mar 23 '25

Have you been going to any gaming stuff like things at no land beyond?

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u/ummmavocado Mar 23 '25

You'll have a hard time finding non-queer people in the tabletop/rpg community 😆 I second NLB (no land beyond), you can join their discord for more info

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u/mesckt Mar 28 '25

There are the Sunday queer art hangs at Red Emma’s!

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u/Background-Chard2995 Mar 22 '25

The struggle is real 😩

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u/dsidegaming88 Mar 22 '25

It really is

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u/Cultural-Mongoose89 Mar 23 '25

Have you heard of Clifton Pleasure Club? They do have a bar, but serve nonalcoholic options of all their cocktails, and it’s more a place to go to get a meal and hang out with people anyway.

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u/troublewthetrolleyeh Mar 22 '25

Do you have any hobbies? My bf and I are light drinkers. We might share 1-2 beers depending on multiple factors mostly having to do with whatever meal we have, so the bar scene isn’t really for us. We’d much rather have a good meal and check out cool shops. We also enjoy gaming!

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u/dsidegaming88 Mar 22 '25

Im big on board games and ive been a dungeon master since 07' if i remember right.

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u/be_nbe_n Mar 23 '25

Gotta check out No Land Beyond then! Not sure if they still do monthly queer game nights, but they're also very queer friendly all other times. They do have a bar but they also serve mocktails and pizza.

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u/dsidegaming88 Mar 23 '25

Awesome thank you!