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Starving for LGBT Community

I'm in a small town about 100 miles outside of a big city. It's a very conservative, very Trump2020 place. I've been told: it's OK to be a lesbian as long as you don't show it outside your house, but it's not OK to be a gay man. They'll beat you up and leave you in a heap. Apparently they don't have a policy about bisexuals but I've taken it as a warning. There is no gay community here. No Pride Day, no Drag Queen Bingo, no gay bars, no coffee meetups. There are queer people, to be sure, but they don't want to talk about it, they don't want to put themselves at risk, and they don't want to talk with newcomers. And so I drive to Pittsburgh, just to get an hour with kindred souls. Prime Timers Pittsburgh , which I refer to as Gay Geezers, is very good; welcoming, has a variety of events, isn't really alcohol-aligned. BiPgh and Pittsburgh BiSexual Community is very good. As is often seen, there's an overlap between Bisexuals