I have tried to join a quilt guild in my area, which I mentioned in another post. I have a slightly different issue in what I am looking for. I may look like everyone else in the quild, but as a gay woman, who lives in a very diverse community, it was really really uncomfortable to be in group meetings of 100 or more all white women, being consistently asked where my husband works, hearing concern expressed about a proposed venue as it is was perceived to be in an unsafe area, a few blocks from my home. (Many police friends have assured me the area is very low crime, but does have a large black population, i.e. Diverse)
If the group had been more friendly, had asked for feedback, or even just acknowledged they would like to increase their diversity of age, race, gender etc, I might have stuck it out, but it makes me feel distinctly uncomfortable to be in a public group that looks like it is self segregating. I know they are good and kind people, but not my cup of tea.