If you’re a man looking to meet bi guys, it can be a challenging task. Despite the fact that we’re living in the year 2020, people can still be incredibly close-minded about people with sexual preferences that aren’t strictly heterosexual. Finding bisexual friends is difficult enough for women. For men, it can feel like it’s almost impossible to meet bisexual men, especially if you live in a conservative or rural area.
Luckily, even though it may feel impossible, it isn’t. There are ways to find bi guys; you just have to know where to look.
The 10 Best Ways to Meet Bisexual Men
1. Use Bisexual Dating Websites
Unlike gay and bi guys living 60 years ago, men aren’t limited to going out and searching for local bi guys at bars, clubs, and other known LGBT establishments. The internet has made it super easy to find whatever you’re looking for without ever leaving your house. If you’re looking for bi guys near you, finding one is as simple as downloading an app or visiting a website.
Sites like BiCupid, BisexualPlayground, and AdultFriendFinder have made finding bi guys convenient and free, although there are paid, premium accounts available that give you more options. There are also plenty of downloadable apps like Scruff, Grindr, and GuySpy that use the GPS function on your phone to help you find bi guys close to your area.
2. Visit Gay Bars
It may seem like the world’s most obvious suggestion, but if you’re looking for the best place to meet bi guys, visit a gay bar. A lot of bi guys won’t go to gay bars looking for a partner because they feel like they don’t belong, but gay bars are for men of wide-ranging sexualities, including bisexual men. In fact, as the years have passed and sexuality and gender identity have become more fluid, “gay bar” has become a bit of a misnomer. They really should be called “LGBT bars” these days because they cater to the whole spectrum of queer sexuality.
The next time you’re looking for bi guys near you, don’t discount the nearest gay club. It’s a safe space for queer people. No one will turn you away, and you’ll be welcomed with open arms. Plus, you might just meet someone special.
3. Use Facebook to Meet Bi Men
Social media often gets overlooked as a way of meeting bi guys, and that’s a shame. Social media, Facebook especially, can be a great place to meet bi men. The easiest way is to connect with people listed under the “People You May Know” section or through mutual friends, but there are also tons of groups on Facebook specifically for bi guys. Some of these include Gay and Bi Guys Chat, BI Group, and Atlanta Gay and Bi Connect.
Facebook even has its own dating feature now! Don’t discount the usefulness of Facebook and other social media sites in your quest to locate bi guys.
4. Vacation and/or Move to a Liberal City
The search for bi guys can be so much harder if you live in a small, conservative, rural town. That doesn’t mean there aren’t bi guys living in that town with you; there just aren’t a lot of places to get together and meet them. For safety reasons, bi guys are often a lot quieter about their sexuality in these types of towns as well. If you have the opportunity to move somewhere larger and more liberal, do it!
If that’s not an option for you, don’t panic. You don’t have to relocate your entire life just to meet bisexual men. Just plan your next vacation in a liberal city. Plan to visit somewhere with a vibrant, visual LGBT culture. Book a stay at a San Franciscan bed and breakfast; rent a classy hotel room in New York City. Go somewhere where it’s okay to just be yourself. This will make it much easier for you to find other bi guys.
5. Join an LGBT Sports League
Despite what any teen dramedy would have you believe, LGBT men and sports are not at opposite ends of the spectrum. Many gay and bi guys love sports just as much as heterosexual men. There are all kinds of LGBT sports teams, especially in large cities. Whether you’re into rugby, football, basketball or something else, there’s a league out there for you. These leagues are places for queer men to get together and enjoy the camaraderie of sports. It’s also a great place for you to meet other bi guys.
6. Go to Pride Parades and Festivals
There are often pride parades and festivals being held all over the U.S. at any given time. Pride festivals are great places to connect with a like-minded community of individuals who are bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender and more. It’s a great place to meet other bi guys not just for dating purposes but also just to make new friends and build your own community of great people.
7. Attend LGBT-Specific Events
If you live in a small town, there might not be a lot of pride festivals immediately near you. Chances are, though, there are some smaller-scale LGBT events happening even in the smaller towns. These could be events sponsored by community groups or personal events thrown by your friends or friends of friends. Make sure you’re a part of these events! They’re great for meeting people, spending time with people in your own community and finding bi guys in your immediate area to befriend or date.
These kinds of events can be very different from one to the next. There are LGBT karaoke nights, LGBT mixers, LGBT dances, dinner parties, book clubs, etc. There are all kinds of great events, so even if one of them, such as karaoke night, isn’t your type of thing, just make sure you hit the next one instead.
8. Use Your Mutual Friends
In every group of friends, there are generally at least a couple of people who are members of the LGBT community. Just because you haven’t met them doesn’t mean they aren’t there. If you have trusted friends with whom you’re comfortable discussing your sexuality, talk to them about other friends that they know who might be interested in meeting you for a drink, a blind date or even dinner. You’d be surprised at the bi guys you can meet simply by talking to mutual friends about people they know.
Additionally, this is one of the best ways to meet good people with whom you can connect. The mutual friend that the two of you have in common can help you decide before you ever meet that person whether or not the two of you might be compatible. This helps you weed out bad dates before they ever happen. Also, it’s much safer to meet friends of friends for the first time as opposed to meeting perfect strangers you’ve met online.
9. Become a Member of an LGBT-Friendly Church or Spiritual Group
If you’re looking for a quick hook-up, the last place you want to go is church or another type of spiritual group. If you’re looking for bi guys with whom you can connect, become friends and build relationships, though, church and spiritual groups are great for this. If you’re looking for something long-term, there has to be some level of connectivity and harmony, at least on the big issues.
It may not matter if you like romance movies and the man you’re dating likes horror, but if you’re Christian and he’s a practicing Muslim, this can create conflict down the road. That’s not to say that you can’t connect with bi guys from different religions. Of course you can! For long-term compatibility, though, it just usually works out a little better if the two of you have similar spiritual beliefs. That’s why meeting bi guys at a church or other religious service is such a good idea. It lets you know right from the start that you have at least one of the “big issues” in common.
10. Get Involved in the Arts
It may be a bit cliche to say, but if you want to meet bi guys, get involved with the local art scene. Although it isn’t true for all LGBT men, many of them love the arts. They love theater, music, visual arts, dancing, and more. In large cities, there is always a huge art scene, which means you shouldn’t have any trouble finding something interesting with which to get involved. The options may be a little more limited in the smaller towns and cities, but there should still be at least a couple of theater projects or choir groups to join.
If you want to connect with bi guys, you have to go where they are. Hopefully, this list has provided you with several useful options to suit whatever personality type you have. If you don’t like getting out much, try connecting with friends to see if they have any recommendations for you. Use dating apps and social media. If you’re more of a social person, go out and meet people. Either way, don’t give up. There is definitely someone out there for you. You just have to keep looking until you find him.
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