“ Hi there! We have been together over 4 years and have 2 girls. 8 and almost 2. We enjoy camping, parks, dancing, and just hanging out for dinner, games and movies. We're very laid back but lots of fun. We're lookin' forward to meeting you all :) ”

“ Hello! Sounds like a cool group. I'm fairly new to the area and would love to meet people who appreciate books the way I do. I read a lot of mystery, sci-fi, Buddhist, gay news, but will read anything and everything if I find it interesting. ”

“ Hey this is my first I am looking for some ladies to camp with ”

“ ello =) ”

“ I a member of the writers meetup in Berkeley. ”

“ San Joaquin PRIDE Center. email: stocktonsjpride@yahoo.com myspace.com/sanjoaquinpridecenter ”

“ Hello Dodgeballers! ”

“ My wife and daughter and I are always looking to meet new families. ”

“ Hi there! My girlfriend read the Bee article. She, my 9 year old son & I would like to meet new friends. My son has a tough time at school (few of his friends have gay parents). We want him to see how many other great families are just like his! ”

“ Hi. My partner and I have lil' man and saw the artlicle in the Sacramento Bee. We are excited to meet other gay parents and develop friendships for our son and ourselves. We are excited. ”

“ Hello! My partner and I have four children ages 4-15. We are always looking for ways to meet more families like ours. So, here were are. Maybe we will get the opportunity to attend one of the get togethers! ”

“ I am Kim. I am a computer nerd and completely devoted to my nine year old son who I was blessed with though adoption. He, the job, two cats and a dog keep me pretty busy but we are up for meeting new people. ”

“ Hello I am Debbie Moreno, I have CP, I am 43 years old, I am now vendor from the Alta Regional Center in Sacramento, I would love to help anyone with disabilities out there with support and opportunities. I am working on a presentation at this time. ”

“ Hello, my name is candice and my partner's name is Lynne. We have 2 children, a boy 12 and a girl 13. Lynne and I are both board members of our local Pride Center and are want to be connected to other gay groups. ”

“ We both love competition, but we haven't been able to play sports since high school. We would love to meet locals for some competitive fun! ”

“ I wana chill in peace and fight for love man! :) ”

“ I am a new mother to my daughter Rowan. While I am very happy to have her in my life I feel as first time parent I could do with a little "family" support. Since I work full time it is extremely important to find this connection. ”

“ We're Holly and Nicole and we're the proud parents of two boys Jared, 6 & Bobby ,4. We're looking for other families to have play dates with and to have a good time with our children!! ”

“ Hello, I'm a single mom with 3 children: one grown daughter, and two elementary age sons. I "came out" four and a half years ago, and am very comfortable in my lesbian skin. : ) I would love for my sons and I to meet others like us. ”

“ We are a lesbian couple with a two year old son. We would love to join the meetups so that we can meet and socialize with more same sex parent families. ”

“ Hi, I want a dream group locally. I've had so many dreams. There is a soul dream in New York that really wanted to join. But, I prefer local. My dreams speak to me... ”

“ Hi everone it was very nice to see the article in the bee. I have 2 boys i adopted they are 6 and 9 i have had them since they were 3 weeks old and would like to meet other gay familes in the fair oaks area ”

“ We have a three-year old and 15 month-old twins. ”

“ We have a beautiful two year old little girl. We would like to meet other families like ours. ”

“ article in today Bee. have lived in the Sac area for 7 years and want to become more active in the gay parenting community. My partner and I have a 7yr, twins 17m old see you at the next gathering ”

“ i would love to meet more hippie, bohemian people like myself... i'm always looking for new and exciting friends.... :) ”

“ looking for lesbian moms, parents, couples in the northern california area. ”

“ Single Gay Dad with 3 kids in the East Bay would like to meet other gay men, or women for play dates, general conversation and friendship. ”

“ I am a single mom to 3 boys - 2 at home. Hoping to get together with other gay families when I actually have the kids... ”

“ adyke facilitates the creation of community for lesbians over 40, in the Bay Area 2 brunches mthly @ noon. 2nd Sat. @ Home on Mrkt @ Church in SF. 4th Sun. @ La Pena on Shattuck near Ashby BART http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adyke/ ”

“ I want local GLBT Dads Meetup griyo because my kids and I need the interaction. ”

“ I'm a social person and back to the area after almost two decades, so I'd like to make friends with people with whom I have things in common. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because my partner and I are 40ish moms of two kids in their 20's and a 7month old. We would love to meet others parenting lil ones for fun and future playmates!! Are we the only 40ish mom's out there?? ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I really want my family to be involved with other families like ours... ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to be active with others in the community. I have recently relocated and this would be a great oppurtunity. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because We are parents of Twins and feel isolated from our community. It is hard to "find" folks so we thought this network might just be the ticket! Looking to have fun! & with our kiddos too! Lin & Wendy! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am board ”

“ I want these local Meetups because my partner and I would love to meet other gay families in the area so that our 3 year old son and other children to come will know other families like theirs, and good times to be had be all. ”

“ I am a member of several groups including activelyOUT.com which is for Gay Professionals. I would love to share events and get help organizing others. I am always interested in meeting new people since I live in Oakland and my partner lives in SF/ ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to meet other gay families in my area. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet and socialize with families like mine and make friends. ”

“ Hi! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet other gay parents ”

“ I want to get back to my roots and mellow self. I also am in a band that has it roots in Greatful Dead, Dylan, Allman Bros, and jam band mixed in... We also have a lot of good originals that fall right into the mix. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want my child to know that she is not the only child with gay parents ”

“ I am a magician of love. Dance with me up the mountion of creation and dive with me into a sea of bliss. Keep the dream alive! ”