Hey guys,

Have very, very recently accepted my sexuality. Have no idea how to go about meeting other gay people. Feel like the awkward new kid in school looking to make mates. Any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks a million in advance!

Funny you should ask!!

There just happens to be a Gaire meet next Saturday!

Jump in, start posting and come along.

Gaire Ambassador 2005.

Stick around here for starters, there has been a lot of friendships made on this site, wellcome on board.

Welcome eimsdub.

Welcome to Eimsdub, Shaggy is right, pop along with us next Saturday to the Gaire meet, we are a friendly lot and you'll soon find your feet.

http://www.gaire.com/e/f/view.asp?parent=1527476

You've come to the right place eimsdub.

It's a weird feeling innit?

Just came out to myself last year, and fell onto this site this March right before a meet. Loads of good people around! Good advice, good debates and good craic. There's a meet Saturday coming http://www.gaire.com/e/f/view.asp?parent=1527476

I met a lot of the people on the scene I know at this, everyone was really welcoming! Feel free to mail anyone organising it, or ANYONE here, bout it!

And welcome!

Oh and of course welcome to Gaire!

thanks guys!!!!

All a bit scary...although I know it shouldn't be and hopefully won't be for much longer.

Will deffo check out meet on Saturday...keep your eye out for the girl trying not to look nervous

Everyone has been there Eimsdub,in no time at all you will be singing and dancing in rainbow decked fields with lambs a-frolicking in the sunshine just like the rest of us,trust me,i'm a gay.

eimsdub, at every meet there's always new people, by the time you go to your second one you'll be encouraging new people to come to their first one.

I posted the exact same thing in March! (well except the girl thing)

Screw it if its scary, its something new, it will be a bit nervewrecking for a while... but ya talk to people for a few minutes and its all good! But stay away from Erytheis..... she starts humping after a few packs of skittles!

Eh,Ery,are her feet not on the end of legs then?

Outside of us there are plenty of groups etc to get to know people.

Outhouse run a lot of groups.
Gloria choir, gay drama group.
If your sporty... Frontrunners, Wetnwild (search on fb) adventure group, out4tennis, in4squash, a football team (I think)
etc, etc... There's lots out there, you'll slowly find out what's there!

Welcome Eimsdub We're a great bunch of lads n' lassies... I fully agreee with previous posts and reckon you should pop along to the next gaire meet, always better to put faces to the names. Trust me, you'll have a blast! Come along, do the rounds and I have no doubt you will not regret it.

Of course if meeting fab people isnt your thing, Im sure there are plenty of other places to meet people in Dublin (others would be better at directing to such venues than myself).

Stick around and have fun...