Since 1995, Amigas Latinas's mission is to empower Latina Lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LBTQQ) women by providing a safe enviroment, personal growth, support, education, and advocacy to impact family, friends and the larger communities we live in. To learn more about Amigas Latinas please go to www.amigaslatinas.org

Are you more Silicon than silicone? Did you play saxophone instead of point guard in high school? Gay, single and ready to mingle? Get your geek on with other sharp LGBT singles at our monthly Dating for Gay Nerds and Dating for Lesbian Nerds singles mixers– where trivia quizzes and ferocious board gaming wins you fun nerdy prizes as well as hearts! Here's how it works: after each round of games and trivia, the host will rotate the groups until all the singles have met. It's like speed dating …

This is a (private) and free group geared towards actual friendships for folks that identify as bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender, etc, in Lake County since most groups are in Chicago and it's very hard to find groups up here. This group is also private to help protect members since Lake County is more conservative then folks realize. You are allowed to bring family and/or friends to our movies as long as you remain a member and they are open minded about our group and treat our members with t …

… The group is open to men in general: straight, gay, transgender, bisexual ... we are here to share experiences and information in order to aid in each others personal and spiritual growth.

Meet other local gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered families that live in the Chicagoland area for events. Supporters, extended family of and of the above are also welcome to join. Some of the events will be: Weekend Getaways, Daily Event, Camping, Potlucks, Beach Day, Family Eat Out, Museum, Zoo and anything else we can think up. This will be a way to help us come together and gain long lasting friendships. This is also a great way of finding out about the different things going on in N …