Meetup group

Gay & LesBian Social The Netherlands continues as qMeet NL

The meetup group "Gay & LesBian Social The Netherlands" exists for more than 8 years now. The first event was organized back in February 2015.
We have hosted more than 770 events so far. The amazing Meetup feedback stats show that many people have loved joining those events.

Following the feedback received by members and the changing spirit of the time we are going forward with a new name :

qMeet NL (Queer Meet NL)

Open and inclusive

In time the "LGBT+ alphabet soup" became longer and more diverse. And while the fight for equal rights for gay and lesbians is still outgoing, we welcome in our community and in our safe spaces all identities and expressions of gender and sexuality. Adding "Queer" in the name sends a clear message to any queer person that they are indeed welcome!

Open community

The top-down approach of Meetup can limit the natural processes in a community. In an open environment where everybody is equaly seen and heard people can brainstorm, create, play, explore, discuss and have fun in more satisfying ways. That's why we have created a WhatsApp community where everybody is welcome to participate in an equal way.
On the other hand the structured approach of Meetup helps host events effectively and makes administering of the calendar easy and clear.
That's why we are incorporating the Meetup group, the WhatsApp community and the Facebook group under one platform - qMeet NL.

Easier fo find

The name qMeet NL is short and easy to remeber. The website with the same address: qmeet.nl is then easy to find and contains all the information about the activities and possibilities of the community.