I've been eyeing this girl for months now. She's a complete stranger to me but I managed to ask around and I found out a few interesting things about her. She's a closet lesbian to be more specific,which I figured when I went out with her friends.
Hey tmdorsey =) Maybe just talk to her?! You have friends in common, so why not go out together as a group, then an opportunity will surely arise where you can talk to her about something. And once you've gotten to know her and she's no longer a complete stranger you can move from there. I wouldn't mention to her that you asked around about her behind her back and found out she's a closeted lesbian, though... I think that wouldn't come across too good. (At least that's my opinion, I think I wouldn't take it too well if someone said that to me...) Good luck =)