How can I make some gay friends to go clubbing in London?!

So I go to uni in Oxford, and while I have made a nice bunch of friends here, I only know one other gay person, and he is quite a bit older and isn't really into clubbing. My friends love going clubbing in straight clubs, which of course is good fun, but I really would like to go clubbing more often in gay places, and make some friends :smile:

But my straight friends really are not up for it at all, they're not homophobic or anything, they just arn't interested in it I suppose.

So does anyone know of how I can make any friends, and I do stress FRIENDS, so that I don't have to go gay clubbing on my own in London? I do get to go every now and then when a couple of my friends from home visit, but that's like once every 2 months. The idea of going clubbing on my own in a gay club kinda makes me nervous, and it also seems a little bit sad to be doing that too :frown:

But I dunno, maybe it would be alright?

So, anyone any advice or tips of what I can do? :biggrin:

OP

Nobody?

Isn't there an LGBT Soc?

Perhaps a gay bar?

Don't you have any friends that are girls they normally are more up for going to gay bars.

Reply 5

MDEH8176

13

I have never been to a gay bar either and none of my friends are interested in going along! I agree, you can't just go on your own.

I came out on my gap year, but I don't think I'll be going to a gay bar/club or meeting any other gay guys until I get to King's this September.

Reply 6

crazyjoyce

11

Heaven, charring cross arches. Gayest club ever

Reply 7

tired yet?

2

yeah girls are normally up for it. do you not have any hags?

Reply 8

Dapa

OP

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Well it's not like I havn't been before, because I went loads in the summer with my sister and my friends, but now I'm at uni I seem to have made just all straight friends, and there isn't much of a LGBT society at Oxford Brookes really :frown:

Reply 9

kamc

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Dapa

Well it's not like I havn't been before, because I went loads in the summer with my sister and my friends, but now I'm at uni I seem to have made just all straight friends, and there isn't much of a LGBT society at Oxford Brookes really :frown:

Any girl friends? Girls usually don't mind going to gay bars.
Other than that I would see if there are any LGBT clubs in London you can join.

Reply 10

didgeridoo12uk

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Dapa

Well it's not like I havn't been before, because I went loads in the summer with my sister and my friends, but now I'm at uni I seem to have made just all straight friends, and there isn't much of a LGBT society at Oxford Brookes really :frown:

seriously? they tend to be pretty big at most uni's. anyway, even if theres not tonnes of people in it, its worth a shot getting to know quite a few of them.

and well (being straight myself) if one of my friends was gay i'd quite happily go to a gay club with them. reckon it'd be a pretty interesting experience.

Reply 11

Jfranny

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why's there so much gayness on the forum at the moment, i don't really have an answer - you'll have to search for gay people via maybe your uni's facebook network?

Reply 12

ragnar_jonsson

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I'd recommend trying the LGBT Society in your uni.

Reply 13

Dapa

OP

2

Yeah I've asked a couple of my girl friends, but they are always like yeaaah sure, and then it just never happens :frown:

I really do like going out and socializing and would love to in the gay world so I can make some gay/lesbian friends, but it's kinda hard if you don't atleast have someone with you. :frown:

Reply 14

paddy

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Dapa

So I go to uni in Oxford, and while I have made a nice bunch of friends here, I only know one other gay person, and he is quite a bit older and isn't really into clubbing. My friends love going clubbing in straight clubs, which of course is good fun, but I really would like to go clubbing more often in gay places, and make some friends :smile:

But my straight friends really are not up for it at all, they're not homophobic or anything, they just arn't interested in it I suppose.

So does anyone know of how I can make any friends, and I do stress FRIENDS, so that I don't have to go gay clubbing on my own in London? I do get to go every now and then when a couple of my friends from home visit, but that's like once every 2 months. The idea of going clubbing on my own in a gay club kinda makes me nervous, and it also seems a little bit sad to be doing that too :frown:

But I dunno, maybe it would be alright?

So, anyone any advice or tips of what I can do? :biggrin:

How about trying the LGBT soc of a London uni? I know UCL has very active LGBTers and I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you emailed and explained yourself :smile:

Reply 15

bds007

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Reply 16

paddy

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bds007

Does the guy look like the one in my sig

Your sig is hideously unfunny.

Fail :nn:

Reply 17

Lord Hysteria

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paddy

How about trying the LGBT soc of a London uni? I know UCL has very active LGBTers and I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you emailed and explained yourself :smile:

I agree with this.

I would join their facebook group and then have a chat with one of the LGBT leader people, and I'm sure they'll respond and invite you and stuff ... before you know it, you'll have a new bunch of friends :biggrin:

Very often at parties & stuff you come across people from other universities .

Reply 18

bds007

paddy

How about trying the LGBT soc of a London uni? I know UCL has very active LGBTers and I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you emailed and explained yourself :smile:

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