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

Contents:

• AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY
• ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
• MOVG TO LGBT HALIFAX, CANADA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• THE TOP TEN GAYBORHOODS NORTH AMERI
• MOVG TO LGBT TORONTO, ONTAR? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• MONTREAL GAY CY GUI: A CY OF FUN, FTIVALS, AND FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS

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 Jasper Wt area is the place to fd gay bars and bs, and queer visibily is champned through anizatns like the Pri Centre of Edmonton.

ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI

Fun Fact: Wnipeg’s first pri para took place 1987 after Manoba’s Human Rights Co—which clud protectns for gays and lbians—was passed.

MOVG TO LGBT HALIFAX, CANADA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

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).

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). Montreal has long been an advote for the LGBT muny wh the Montreal Pri, the “Gay Village” and s abundant selectn of same-sex bars and clubs. 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.

John’s Gay Men Chos, groups for Parents of Trans & Genr Diverse Kids cludg clive sports teams like the Odds & Ends LGBT+ Curlg team. ” 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.

THE TOP TEN GAYBORHOODS NORTH AMERI

Clearly, there is lack of feelg safe among our cy, and you don't have to look too hard to our gay village to unrstand why. 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.

Saskatoon’s premier gay bar is Diva’s, open for more than 40 years, but Pk Lounge also draws a crowd to s by, multi-level space. 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.

MOVG TO LGBT TORONTO, ONTAR? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

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! 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.

MONTREAL GAY CY GUI: A CY OF FUN, FTIVALS, AND FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS

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. “We’re lled Hollywood North bee that dtry is boomg here, ” he shar, “but we’re also known as Canada’s San Francis bee there are so many gay people!

Courty of Exile BistroExile BistroIn the heart of the gay village, this is a small, betifully rated rtrant that's jt over a year old. That’s what I tell Room CaféThis longtime, gay-owned favore is known for s sassy, abive service, where you n playfully banter wh the wa staff.

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.