Search for gay events on facebook. Go gay hiking with a group from Meetup. Is there a StartOut chapter in your area? There is very probably a gay tech happy hour somewhere. Go to gay events until you feel like you're going to start barfing rainbows. Force yourself to do it. Look for gay networking on LinkedIn. Add a few people on Facebook (and check out their event feed, often there is gold in there). Make plans with two new potential friends. Once it starts going, it's easy to keep going.
Ask HN: How to hack relationships if you're gay?
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#23I'm single, gay, in Chicago, just hit my thirties, one very good relationship, a few shorter / smaller ones. I'm not great at dating, and I'm in a field that isn't exactly drenched in outgoing gay guys (academic computer science), but here are somethings that have been working well for me: * Cooking. Not only is it a practical thing you can offer in a relationship, but its also a great way to meet someone. Invite thr…
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Orlando, FL.
This looks like a place to start: http://www.glbcc.org/index.html . Call them, or just walk in, and chat to the receptionist. Think of it as like the moment when Harry Potter walks into Diagon Alley. Though it's almost certainly the other way round: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_book_club/features/19... And remember, at the start of the story, being Harry Potter was pretty terrible. That changed fast.
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#26Do you read Dan Savage? http://www.thestranger.com/columns/savage-love Your new city probably has a gay counseling phone line. If it doesn't, you need to move somewhere that does. You're the reason volunteers spend their time on those phones, so call them. They're gay, and they know where gay people hang out in your part of the world. > Has anyone else found themselves in this situation? How did you get out of it? By…
> For one thing, closeted guys in their late 20s aren't boyfriend material. I also don't live with or have anything to do with my parents. I just meant to say that I don't know anyone personally who can help me figure out why I'm so bad at this.