Qlub
Events
A planned happening: a show, a party, a workshop. RSVP once, see who’s coming, message everyone in one place. Spotted one elsewhere? Share the link to Qlub.
Your queer compass
Find your people.
Not another dating app. Qlub is the global hub for LGBTQ+ life: the events, bars, groups and spontaneous hangouts in your neighbourhood, on one map.
Free to use · No ads · Nothing sold
4,800+
researched LGBTQ+ listings
6,500+
LGBTQ+ events
100+
Pride celebrations
1,500+
more Pride festivals coming online soon
What Qlub is
The global hub we never had.
Finding your people shouldn’t be this hard. For too long our community has been scattered: safe spaces hidden, resources spread thin, our people living in little pockets across cities and screens.
Qlub isn’t about swiping or hookups. It’s about everything else: the spaces, the resources, the knowledge and the support our community has always shared with each other.
Your spaces
Bars, bookstores, clinics, community centres and queer-owned businesses near you.
Your community
Events, groups and hangouts run by people in your city, not an algorithm.
Real resources
Health, travel, Pride and festival guides written to be useful, not to sell you something.
A way to give back
Every venue, event and Spot is here because someone added it, claimed it, or showed up for it.
Discover
Everything near. Everything queer.
Bars, events, groups and community spots near you, matched to your interests, sorted by distance, and always showing what’s happening soonest first.
- Filter by category, search by name, save your favourites.
- Switch between the list and the map without losing your place.
- Open now, new to Qlub, and a calendar to plan your week ahead, each on its own rail.
The map
Your city, out and proud.
Every bar, event, group and community spot on one live map. Zoom in, tap a pin, head out.
- Seven kinds of pin, each with its own colour.
- Search this area to look somewhere you’re not, before you travel.
- Directions open in the map app you already use.
Community
Four ways to actually meet people.
Everything on Qlub is something you can turn up to. No feed to perform for, no leaderboard, no swiping.
Hangouts
Spontaneous and casual: a coffee, a beach day, a spare ticket. The easiest way to turn “sometime” into tonight.
Groups
Queer climbers, trans book club, sober social, new in town. Every group gets its own chat and its own events.
The board
Short-lived asks and offers: a room, a collaborator, a ride to Pride. Posts expire, so it’s never a graveyard.
Places
The directory the community built.
Venues, services, nonprofits. Queer-owned or genuinely community-centred, never just “everyone welcome”.
Spots. Landmarks, memorials, gayborhoods, beaches. Save, rate, check in, add your own.
Qlub Hub
Your queer compass.
Pride, festivals, travel and health in one place, with your own calendar and reminders, so you never miss what’s next.
Pride & festivals
Pride dates, events and resources kept current year-round, not for two weeks in June.
Travel
LGBTQ+ guides for 50+ destinations, with the local laws and norms to know before you land.
Health
Plain-language guides to sexual health, gender-affirming care and mental health, plus crisis lines in two taps.
Daily digest
One clean daily read, chosen by editors. No doomscroll, no rage bait.
Pride festivals
Every Pride, in your pocket.
There are thousands of Pride festivals around the world every year. Now they’re in your pocket, for you and your crew.
- Pride Nearby counts down to the next one and shows how far away it is.
- Every lineup marks what’s official and what the community is throwing, so you catch the parade and the after-party.
- Add the events you’re going to to My Calendar, and Qlub reminds you before they start.
- Share a lineup with your crew and plan the weekend together.
My calendar
Never miss your party.
Every RSVP, hangout and event you host, in one calendar with reminders. Add any of it to the calendar app you already use.
Create
Host it in a minute.
A hangout, an event, a group, a Spot, a trip, a post or a business, with photos and a link friends can RSVP from without the app. Found an event on Partiful, Eventbrite or Meetup? Paste the link, or share it to Qlub, and the details fill themselves in for you to check.
Messages
Plans in one place.
Direct messages are end-to-end encrypted. Every group, event and hangout gets its own chat, so the plan stays with the thing it’s about.
Privacy & safety
Privacy that costs nothing.
Nobody should have to pay to stay hidden. Every one of these controls is free, for everyone.
You choose what’s visible
Private profile, location sharing off, or hide your distance, independently, at any time.
Moderation you can see
Photos and public text are screened before they go live, and every report is reviewed by a person.
No ads, nothing sold
No advertising, no selling your data, no paying to be seen. The whole map, every event, every guide: free.
Light or dark
The night is ours.
Qlub follows your phone, or holds whichever look you prefer: as out as you want it.
Going global
Born in LA. Going everywhere.
Qlub started in Los Angeles. Now it’s going global. Look up your city, add the spots you love, start the group you wish existed. Every place you add makes the map better for the next person who needs it.
For venues
Your place is probably already here.
Claim it to fix the details, add photos and post your events. Free: no paid tier, no trial, no card.
Open the business portalQuestions
Before you ask.
Is Qlub free?
Yes. All the main features are free and there are no ads — the whole map, every event, group and guide, and every privacy control. We count on supporters to keep Qlub running.
Do I need an account to look around?
No. You can browse the map, the directory and the guides without signing up. You only need an account to RSVP, join a group, message someone or post something yourself.
What’s the difference between an event and a hangout?
An event is planned — a date, a time, a venue, sometimes tickets. A hangout is spontaneous — a time, a meeting point and a headcount, usually today.
Can I add an event or group I found somewhere else?
Yes. In Add to Qlub, choose Event and paste the link, or tap Share → Qlub on the page in Partiful, Eventbrite, Meetup or your browser. Qlub reads the page and fills in the name, date, time, place and photo; you check it and post. If it isn’t your event, post it as “just sharing” and it shows the real organizer. If it’s already on Qlub, we show you the existing event instead of a duplicate. Run a group on Meetup or your own website? Choose Group and copy it over: name, description, photo and interests. Only the person who runs a group may copy it.
Someone shared my event. Can I manage it?
Yes. Open the event and tap “Are you the organizer?” to take it over and manage it yourself.
Is Qlub a dating app?
No. There are plenty of those. Qlub is for the rest of it: the places, the events, the groups and the resources our community shares with each other.
How old do I have to be?
Qlub is 18+. You’re asked to confirm your age before you can browse.
Why can’t I see older messages on a new phone?
Direct messages are encrypted for the specific devices you had when they were sent, and the keys never leave those devices — so a phone you add later reads everything from that point on, but not what came before. Nobody can restore it, including us. Group, event and hangout chats aren’t encrypted, so those stay readable everywhere.
I own an LGBTQ+ venue. How do I claim it?
Search for your place in the app and tap Claim, or use the business portal on a desktop. Confirm a code sent to an email address on your venue’s domain and you’re verified instantly. If you don’t have one, tell us why — you still get to manage the page while we review it. It’s free.
How do I delete my account?
In the app: open the account menu, tap Delete account, and confirm. If you no longer have the app installed, the delete-account page explains how to request it by email.
Which cities are live?
The directory covers the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the travel, Pride and health guides work wherever you are. Events, groups and hangouts are opening city by city, starting with Los Angeles.
