An LGBT Gui to Vanuver, Canada's Most Gay-Friendly Cy | Condé Nast Traveler

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• AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY
• THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
• GAY TORONTO
• 14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE
• GAY CANADA

AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY

From histori of progrsive laws to fun and iendly gay villag to popular Pri events, the ci embrace all lours of the rabow and fly that flag high and proud. As the rerd holr for hight number of LGBTQ2-intifyg people the untry, Toronto rolls out the rabow rpet for those lookg for some gay-iendly fun. The search for the most gay-iendly ci naturally lands on Montreal, where queer life is ncentrated around Le Village, events that support the muny are abundant, and clive attus are the norm.

Any time of year you n explore LGBTQ2+ revelry at plac like Club Uny (Montreal’s biggt gay club), Cabaret Modo (a r drag club), and Sky Complex (a three-level entertament centre). For LGBT activi specifilly, e the first week of July for Victoria Pri (word to the wise: you haven’t lived until you’ve seen the Big Gay Dog Walk).

THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM

In no particular orr, we’ve nsequently built our rankg of the top 10 LGBT iendly ci Canada by evaluatg creria g rmatn provid by Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Gay Pri Calendar meanwhile g and to support the rankgs, who nsired the followg creria: muny support, affordabily, safety, and pri-reads (pri ftivals, gay bars and clubs, LGBT-iendly acmodatns).

The most vibrant neighborhood to ri would be Ottawa’s Gay Village, a few blocks away om Parliament Hill, where 40% of the populatn intifi as LGBT. Whether you're lookg at the drag muny, those intifyg as non-bary, trans, or anyone that is not Gay, Bisexual or Lbian, the #Masc4Masc mentaly among gay men or the discrimatn among one another - there are some very clear divisns that need to stop. Montreal's media dtry needs to crease the visibily for our gay, lbian, trans, bi-sexual and non-bary 're on the right track, but we still have a long way to I was young, Montreal held a very special place my heart and the type of liftyle I had always dreamt of.

” Read the full Vanuver Gay Cy Gui Amazg Ottawa, Ontar is a cy of rivers and nals backed by the Gate Mountas loted jt over the bridge to Quebec. Toronto is thick wh ol plac to hoist a few cktails all across town, but make sure to spend at least one eveng the Gay Village on Church Street takg the LGBTQ hangouts and eggg on the cy’s superlative drag Anndore HoeThis sophistited boutique hiaway on a quiet si street the center of town is jt a five-mute walk om Toronto’s Gay Village, pl easy walkg distance to the excellent shoppg along Toronto’s Mk Mile and the Yorkville area luxury retailers. Parliament Hill, the Natnal Gallery of Canada, the Canadian War Mm, the Canada Aviatn and Space Mm and the Diefenbunker Mm all need to be on your to-do most romantic and gay-forward spots tend to be the town’s cktail bars; try Riviera on Sparks Street (and stay for dner!

GAY TORONTO

Montreal’s Augt Pri is a huge affair, wh a large swath of the Gay Village’s ma street closed to r traffic and jected wh dozens of siwalk pats ontg all the fés and bars. Sourc: CenterLk, EdutnWeek, Gay Pri Calendar, GreatNonprofs, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ+ Healthre Directory, Meetup, misterb&b, Movement Advancement Project, Natnal LGBT Chamber of Commerce, PFLAG, Psychology Today, Trans Legislatn Tracker, U. Cens Bure, and Yelp Honorable Mentns Bis the ci on our learboard, there are many other “gay mecs” that didn’t rank due to size but bear mentng.

Provcetown, Massachetts: Thanks to s warm Portugue rints, Ptown grew to one of the most popular gay statns, attractg queer beachgoers throughout the year.

14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

Eureka Sprgs, Arkansas: Dubbed “The Gayt Small Town Ameri, ” Eureka Sprgs was a hotspot for LGBTQ+ upl lookg to tie the knot — through a domtic partnership — before same-sex marriage beme the law of the land. Gay bars and rtrants are tegrated throughout the cy, but the Church Wellley Gay Village is where you easily will fd most of the cy’s LGBTQ+ nightlife and rtrants. Most of the ftivi happen the Gay Village—one of the largt gay villag the world—along Rue Sate-Cathere, where the whole strip is transformed to a walkg promena durg the summer months.

Travel to Canada is extremely safe for LGBTQ+ visors, pecially the larger ci where there is a hummg gay village, lively nightlife and lots of muny associatns and support groups. Sourc clu Human Rights Watch, the Gallup World Poll and ILGA (the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Associatn), jt to name a few.

GAY CANADA

“They were one of the first untri to legalize same-sex marriage, they have nstutnal anti-discrimatn protectns and the majory of Canadians report that is a safe place to live for gay and lbian people. Some of the notable chang sce Fergson started dog this report 2019: 15 new untri have eher legalized gay marriage or allowed same-sex upl to register as civil unns. And the past 12 months alone, Swzerland, Slovenia and Cuba have legalized gay marriage, while Sgapore, Sat Kts & Nevis, Barbados and Antigua & Barbuda crimalized same-sex relatnships.

“For stance, Bolivia gay marriage isn’t ‘legal’ but a handful of upl have been able to register their marriage by petng the urts, ” says Fergson.

Another challenge: While some of the world is tchg up to equal rights for gay and lbian upl, transgenr and non-bary people still have the furtht way to go. Loted jt down the street om the cy’s “gayborhood” of Davie Village, the chic Op Hotel Vanuver is a hot pick for LGBT travelers, offerg easy proximy to gay bars and clubs (pl ee ris the hotel’s r), ial acmodatns for those celebratg LGBT weddgs and honeymoons, and support for Pri and other muny events. One of Op's team members is openly gay ncierge Caleb Donszelmann, who juggl everythg om check-s to providg guts wh e of plimentary bicycl and drivg guts to their downtown statns.