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New Galway social group for bi-guys and galls?

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  • 13-06-2011 7:01pm
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    Jargonaut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭


    I'm a bi Galway guy and I'm seeking to put an end to a mystery of my orientation by answering the question:

    "Where the hell is everybody!?":)

    Try as I might, I can't seem to meet any bi guys in Galway and I know some female friends have the same problem. Even just to connect with someone to chat about what's going on with them would be so great.

    From a lot of threads here it would seem I'm not alone in answering this question. So with that in mind, would anyone be interested in forming our own new social group where we could have a monthly meet up, to chat and build our own community of like minds?

    There's youth groups but I can't find anything active in Galway for grown ups where you can be discrete if you want to be and seen as just another random group of people socialising without the labels.

    What do you guys think? Is there room for such a social group in Galway City especially for those who want to be discrete and equally for those who are out?

    If there's good enough interest it is something very easy to organise. Let me know and if the interest is good I'll happily arrange a venue etc.

    Thanks! :)


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    #2
    Killer_banana
    Registered Users Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭Killer_banana


    I'm interested. I'm technically still young enough for the youth groups but since the starter age is usually around thirteen or fourteen I'd feel old. =P I might have a friend who's interested as well.


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    Jargonaut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Jargonaut


    That's great! Hopefully the word will spread a bit and we can get a few peeps together. Keep in touch so.


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    boarding12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭boarding12


    Hey!

    Well count me in! Im mid 20s, bi, not out and based in Galway! Looking forward to the updates! :)


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Keep me up up date too.


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    trevbren
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭trevbren


    Hey guys.

    I'm 22 in galway cty aswel. Only out to 4 friends, but dont plan on being out to anyone else. I'd love to be a part of a group to chat with others in my situation. I'll follow this thread. Cheers lads


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    Jargonaut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Jargonaut


    This is great guys. I left this a couple of weeks to see if there would be any responses. Thanks to all of you for showing an interest. I got a couple of private messages about it too. It's great! If you want maybe we can kick off a conversation or two here to get the ball rolling, while we're waiting to see if anyone else is interested too.

    Any one have anything they'd like to say? How about; What would you like a social group like this to be about for you?

    Cheers guys. :)


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    Bad Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭Bad Science


    Hey guys 23 in galway. sounds like a great idea. let me know :)


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    VSBeetle
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭VSBeetle


    Hi, I wandered over here to see if there was a group like this. I'm a member of BiScotland but I live here now so it'd be nice to go along to a group. I'm a little older than a lot of you seem to be and also a woman. A group sounds good but not if I'm the only girl among a lot of boys! ;-D


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    Killer_banana
    Registered Users Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭Killer_banana


    VSBeetle wrote: »
    Hi, I wandered over here to see if there was a group like this. I'm a member of BiScotland but I live here now so it'd be nice to go along to a group. I'm a little older than a lot of you seem to be and also a woman. A group sounds good but not if I'm the only girl among a lot of boys! ;-D

    I'm female too. So there's at least gonna be two of us.


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    VSBeetle
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭VSBeetle


    Killer_banana wrote: »
    I'm female too. So there's at least gonna be two of us.

    Well that's a good start then. :-)


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    GalwayFear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭GalwayFear


    Well question is, where do people go out to? i am not into the scene in galway at all so find it very hard to meet guys who are bi like me.


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    Sam Tyler
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭Sam Tyler


    This might seem like a silly question but is this group just for bi people? As a galway singleton that hasnt been on the dating scene for a while id quite like to meet some new people so i would i be welcome?!!


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    VSBeetle
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭VSBeetle


    As someone else who doesn't know anyone in Galway yet I don't have an objection. Do folk want a group of like-minded folk to be friends with though or a group to go out on the pull with? Group I used to be in would have a meeting and discussion somewhere then go on to a pub for a few drinks and a chinwag.


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    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    Seems like a fascinating idea as it will be the first Bi group I've seen. Do keep us informed and I may attend any social get togethers.


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    Annasopra
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    ItsThatManAgain wrote: »
    Seems like a fascinating idea as it will be the first Bi group I've seen. Do keep us informed and I may attend any social get togethers.

    There is a Dublin bi group called bi Irish - Google you lots of links to them

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Asry
    Registered Users Posts: 883 ✭✭✭Asry


    God damn it! Why couldn't things like this have happened when *I* lived in Galway! I felt so straight that I started believing I was!


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    #18
    L.Jenkins
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    You could always move back :)


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    #19
    Asry
    Registered Users Posts: 883 ✭✭✭Asry


    if I could only get a job there, I would! Dublin sucks!


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    VSBeetle
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭VSBeetle


    Asry wrote: »
    God damn it! Why couldn't things like this have happened when *I* lived in Galway! I felt so straight that I started believing I was!

    A sad fate indeed! I'm sure you could drop by for the meet-up, if we get one organised?


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    VSBeetle
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭VSBeetle


    I keep seeing ads and that for Wilde's, what's that like then? Looks new? Probably not the best for a first meeting mind, if it's got loud music and that.


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    L.Jenkins
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    Been to Wildes a few times and it's nice. If it gets noisy, you could always head upstairs to the pool room or head somewhere else.


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    #23
    Jargonaut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Jargonaut


    Wow everybody, I'm so delighted to see so many guys and girls interested in this group.

    Let's set the first meeting for Thursday September 1st 2011 with venue to be announced. I love the idea of having a meeting first then heading for a drink and a chin wag.

    Everyone on board for Sept. 1st!?:)


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    #24
    L.Jenkins
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    I can't see myself making it unless I'm living in Galway at that stage. Have an appointment in Dublin the day before and a meet up in Galway with another group the night after, so money could be tight.


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    #25
    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 40,799 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    If you need any advice or assistance LGBT Diversity are great at helping groups out

    It might be worth contacting Hayley Fox Roberts in LGBT Diversity - I think the person who had been working in the Midlands Region (covering Galway) left

    http://www.lgbtdiversity.com/about.aspx?title=contact_details

    http://www.lgbtdiversity.com/region-information.aspx?title=midlands_region

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #26
    Jargonaut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Jargonaut


    Thanks for the feedback guys and galls! As many of us are not yet out, including myself, I think the first meeting should be discrete enough and the location the same. Once everyone is comfortable with each other we could then maybe look for some where more public to meet from then on.

    I'm thinking we could meet somewhere and have a chat about the group and what everyone would like it to be for them and then decide the setting for the next meeting.

    What would be a great help in organising a venue would be if you could all confirm your availability below for Thursday, September 1st 2011 at 7pm and that you'd like to attend.

    This will just be a meet and greet and we can move it forward from there. Once I know those who have shown interest in this thread are available to actually meet on this night, I can go ahead and book a meeting room and let y'all know where that will be. I'll send you private emails here.

    If that sounds good and safe please let me know you can make it.

    Please keep in mind that this is a group for males and females with a bisexual orientation only. Other orientations have their own groups. We do not want this to descend into a free for all with other orientations coming along hoping for a leg over or something. It's not about that.

    Cheers!


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    #27
    GalwayFear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭GalwayFear


    Where you thinking of as a venue? I am sure that might be a big issue for some people! Well me anyways!!


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    #28
    apache
    Registered Users Posts: 2,351 ✭✭✭apache


    Jargonaut wrote: »
    Please keep in mind that this is a group for males and females with a bisexual orientation only. Other orientations have their own groups. We do not want this to descend into a free for all with other orientations coming along hoping for a leg over or something. It's not about that.

    Cheers!

    :confused:
    gay groups also have their own meets but it dosen't stop bisexuals coming along. imagine if that was suggested? there would be uproar!


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    #29
    swine
    Registered Users Posts: 288 ✭✭swine


    Might be up for this, location is pretty important though...


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    Galwaystar
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Galwaystar


    Sept 1 is good for me!


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    #31
    jaffacakesyum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭jaffacakesyum


    apache wrote: »
    :confused:
    gay groups also have their own meets but it dosen't stop bisexuals coming along. imagine if that was suggested? there would be uproar!

    There are many different LGBT groups around Ireland. Some are LGBT, some are just for women, some just for men, some just for bi's....don't see the problem here?


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