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

“ Aloha. I'm Tina, a divorced mommy of 2 high-energy angels, Austin (7) and Kaila (4). I consider Eddie my "sister" and have known her since we were thrown together at work in '99. My kids and Brian are the love of my life and I can't wait to meet u! ”

“ 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 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. ”

“ Hi my name is Dee and I am the proud Mom of a 10 year old daughter. Great to know I am not the only Lesbian Mom is suburbia and looking forward to meeting all of you. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Hello. Been burning for about 4 years now, but never been to 4th of Juplaya. Thinking about going with my wife and our 4 year old daughter. We usually camp with either kids camp or anonymous camp. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Hello from N Sacramento! Any volleyball team players interested in organizing a meetup. Are there any leagues coming up? ”

“ Rat Terrier to a good home. With a very sad heart I have to give up my baby. She bit my toddler on the face So I can't keep her. She is a sweet, friendly dog who can not be around children. I am hoping someone can help. please contact me soon. ”

“ 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 there. We're travel nurses from Mississippi. We have been in Roseville for a year now and are expecting our first baby in April. We are so excited about the baby and would just like great friends to share that with. " ”

“ 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. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I look forward to offering and recieving support from other gay parents who are caring for their young children. ”

“ 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... ”

“ Just lookin for some hip characters to hang out with. just tired of hangin around this yuba city and finding that I'm missing out on a more meaningful life . I like to splash in waves, run through flowers, and play my guitar. New experiences welcome! ”

“ My partner and I have two great boys - ages 7 and 10. We would like to make friends with other families like ours. ”

“ 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 id like to meet like minded people and I need new friends. ”

“ 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 I am board ”

“ I want these local Meetups because my partner and I are trying to conceive our first child and would love to meet other families like ours. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Hi! ”

“ 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 local Pride Families Meetups because I feel out of the loop and my kids would benefit from meeting other families like ours. ”

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

“ I MUST spend time outside! After a week of being trapped in an office, I HAVE to get outside and hear birds instead of rap, smell fresh air instead of exhaust, see trees instead of buildings, feel the wind instead of air conditioning! ”

“ I want local Lesbian Moms Meetups because we're new parents. ”

“ I want local Lesbian Moms Meetups because me and my wife live a small rural town with very few gay and lesbian activies to participate in. We have a 10 year old daughter and want to expose her to a positive gay enviroment. ”