Local LGBTQIA+ Sports & Outdoor Groups

Pegasus Slowpitch Softball Association (PSSA)

🏅 Softball
📍 Dallas

Dallas Independent Volleyball Association (DIVA)

🏅 Volleyball
📍 Dallas

Pride Sports Dallas

🏅 Kickball, dodgeball, sand volleyball, pickleball, cornhole, basketball
📍 Dallas

Dallas Diablos RFC / Diablos OutSports Association

🏅 Rugby
📍 Dallas

Dallas FrontRunners

🏅 Running & walking
📍 Dallas

LGBTQ+ running club. Wednesdays 7:15 pm from Arlington Hall at Lee Park (Oak Lawn) onto the Katy Trail; Sundays 6:30/8:00 am at White Rock Lake.

Oak Lawn Tennis Association (OLTA)

🏅 Tennis
📍 Dallas

Different Strokes Golf Association (DSGA)

🏅 Golf
📍 Dallas

Born Sports League

🏅 Kickball, volleyball, pickleball, cornhole, darts
📍 DFW

LGBTQ Outdoors (national; local chapters)

🏅 Hiking & outdoor adventure
📍 National / DFW chapters

Dallas Lost Souls RFC

🏅 Rugby (IGR member club)
📍 Dallas

Link is their International Gay Rugby club profile; no standalone website found.

Dallas Flag Football League

🏅 Flag football (NGFFL member)
📍 Dallas

NGFFL member league; links to the Facebook group NGFFL lists (dallasflagfootball.com is a parked domain).

Queers in the Woods

🏅 Hiking
📍 Denton

LGBTQ+ hiking community founded in 2024. Locations are shared by RSVP for safety.

Queer Climbing Meetup (Dallas Bouldering Project)

🏅 Bouldering
📍 Dallas

Recurring meetup for LGBTQ+ climbers and allies at the Design District gym; free with a membership or day pass.

Queer Adventurers of Austin

🏅 Hiking, kayaking, tubing
📍 Austin

Meetup group (1,700+ members) for LGBTQIA+ people and allies of all orientations and genders.

LGBTQ Camping & Outdoor Group

🏅 Camping, hiking
📍 Austin

Camping trips and hikes for LGBTQ+ adults 30+; all identities, genders and expressions welcome.

RAR Austin (Radical Adventure Riders)

🏅 Mountain biking, bikepacking
📍 Austin

Cycling chapter by and for queer, trans, BIPOC and other marginalized riders.

Houston Outdoor Group (HOG)

🏅 Camping, hiking, state parks
📍 Houston

Long-running LGBTQ outdoor social group with a monthly newsletter; $20/household annual dues.

FrontRunners Houston

🏅 Running & walking
📍 Houston

Free LGBTQ+ walking and running club; meets Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

San Antonio LGBT & Ally Hiking Group

🏅 Hiking
📍 San Antonio

Facebook group hosting LGBT and ally hikes at area parks.

OutLoud Sports

🏅 Dodgeball, kickball, soccer, pickleball & more

The original queer+ rec leagues, founded 2007, 85,000+ athletes. (Formerly Varsity Gay League.)

Stonewall Sports

🏅 Multi-sport

Volunteer-run nonprofit founded 2010 in DC; chapters in 20+ states with a philanthropy focus. Texas chapters: Austin, Houston.

Pride Sports USA

🏅 15 sports

City leagues with 40,000+ players across 15 sports. DFW: Pride Sports Dallas.

Varsity Gay League

🏅 Social leagues & tournaments

Nationwide social leagues and multi-city tournaments; varsitygayleague.com now redirects to OutLoud Sports.

United States Gay Sports Network

🏅 Directory

Directory to find local LGBTQ+ leagues and teams. Dallas page: usgsn.com/dallas.

National Gay Flag Football League (NGFFL)

🏅 Flag football

DFW: Dallas Flag Football League.

National Gay Basketball Association (NGBA)

🏅 Basketball

International Pride Softball

🏅 Slowpitch softball

Amateur Sports Alliance of North America (ASANA)

🏅 Slowpitch softball

DFW member: North Texas Women's Softball Association.

International Gay Rugby (IGR)

🏅 Rugby

DFW member clubs: Dallas Lost Souls (and Dallas Diablos).

Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA)

🏅 Tennis

DFW: Oak Lawn Tennis Association is a charter member.

International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA+)

🏅 Swimming, diving, water polo

No DFW member club found.

You Can Play

🏅 Advocacy

Founded 2012; partners with the NHL, NBA and MLS on LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Athlete Ally

🏅 Advocacy

Nonprofit championing LGBTQI+ inclusion in and through sport.