Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Montreal | Frommer's

Contents:

• GAY VILLAGE
• MONTREAL GAY DISTRICT: THE VILLAGE
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MONTREAL
• THE 10 BEST MONTREAL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTREAL
• EXPLORG GAY MONTREAL
• DISVER MONTREAL'S GAY VILLAGE
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS MONTREAL
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS MONTREAL
• GAY VILLAGE
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MONTREAL
• THE 10 BEST MONTREAL GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTREAL
• GAY VILLAGE
• GAY GUI MONTRéAL

GAY VILLAGE

Reportedly, North Ameri's first LGBT publitn, "L Mouch Fantastiqu" (The Fantastic Fil) was found here 1918; by the early 1970s a queer bohemian scene was flourishg (1974 die film "Montreal Ma" offered a glimpse); the first Montreal Pri march took place 1979 (memoratg the 10th anniversary of NYC's Stonewall rts), and Montreal's famed "gay village" me to be the 1980s, as gay bars, clubs, and rints overtook a formerly impoverished, crep sectn of the cy's Centre-Sud district along Sate-Cathere Street East. Rehgly, Montreal's gay village (which is closed to rs durg warmer months) remas a lively and ncentrated hub that's even more lerally lorful and easy to spot thanks to s overhead, 1 kilometer long "18 Shas Of Gay" - prised of 180, 000 lored recycled plastic r balls spend overhead. The gay-owned Spa & Palac offers "non-touristy tours" by bike and by foot, which are perfect for both newers and those who know the cy but would like a eper dive.

MONTREAL GAY DISTRICT: THE VILLAGE

Book the four-hour, lunch-clive Beyond The Bike Lan tour that vers both rintial and popular tourist zon cludg the Gay Village, or nsir the two-hour Beyond The Village one that spotlights the gayborhoood and s history and landmark s. Get your selfi on the Gay Village durg daylight while takg s art stallatns and muny spac, cludg the Park of Hope (Parc L'poir) and AIDS Memorial. Montreal-based graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly has a fantastic store, Librarie Drawn & Quarterly, the buzzy Mile End district, a favore stompg ground of lol, acclaimed gay filmmaker and actor, Xavier Dolan.

Bota Bota Spa, suated on a multi-level ship the Old Port, is a iendly spot to unwd and get pampered (wh kid-iendly hours), though some mal might prefer one of Montreal's adults only gay snas, which clu the 24-hour Sna Oasis and four-floor Sna G. You'll fd most of Montreal's LGBTQ nightlife nveniently ncentrated s gay village along Ste. While the Gay Village's dg scene hasn't exactly proven as foodie-centric as other parts of Montreal (lols might feel that's puttg diplomatilly), there has been some improvement the past few years.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MONTREAL

A few blocks away, the chic 152-room gay-fave W Montreal is posed jt across om the Square-Victoria-OACI metro statn (look for s art nouve Paris-style entrance porti, a 1967 gift om the Cy of Lights) and received s own prehensive, multiln update 2015.

If you're keen to be based the Gay Village a gay-owned property, make rervatns at the five-room Sir Montlm Ge B&B. The cy is home to one of the largt Gay Villag North Ameri, but queer nights and tablishments n also be found outsi the Village—a ttament to the cy’s all-embracg joie--vivre.

Complexe SkyOne of the biggt gay clubs Canada, Complexe Sky boasts three floors of entertament topped by a popular summertime rooftop terrasse plete wh outdoor pool and jacuzzi.

THE 10 BEST MONTREAL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTREAL

Aigle Noir / Black EagleMontréal’s Black Eagle is lled Aigle Noir, an old-school neighbourhood gay bar the heart of the Village. Stock BarMontreal is famo for s gay male strip jots and none is bigger than Stock Bar the Village.

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Montreal's gay village has seen better days and has clearly been eefall cle recent years.

EXPLORG GAY MONTREAL

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DISVER MONTREAL'S GAY VILLAGE

It seems that Montreal's Gay Village will share the same fate as other ci North Ameri, where they have ma Masculy out of style thereby removg the generatg force that fueled this once vibrant and edgy place to be.

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No the kd of thg you see other ci and siar gay villag. One vis to the gay village and was a plete turn off. I'm no snob, but this Gay Village is cheap and lacks a lot and I mean a lot of class.

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EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS MONTREAL

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GAY VILLAGE

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Dance your ass off at the biggt gay dance party outsi of the Village.

Mec Pl Ultra, or MPU for those the know, is a monthly dance party of electro/die/pop mic where all the gays and their alli let loose. MPU started out as an optn for gays that simply uldn’t fd anythg that appealed to them Montréal’s LGBTQ+ Village. As for gay ftivals, there are a number of them, om the huge Montréal Pri celebratns, to more timate events such as image+natn, a film ft specializg LGBTQ+ cema.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MONTREAL

Montreal Gay District: The Village. Montreal is not the gay statn that to md when you plan a trip to North Ameri.

However, the gay district of Montreal is one of the largt and effic of the ntent....

However, the gay district of Montreal is one of the largt and effic of the ntent. Called The Village, the gay district occupi an area stretchg om Rue Sat-Hubert to Avenue Pape, the heart of all happeng around Rue Sate-Cathere (clost metro Bedry).

THE 10 BEST MONTREAL GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTREAL

Gay snas Montreal are also popular, wh the two ma on beg the GI Joe Sna (1166 e Sate-Cathere Est), and for fans of leather and uniforms, Oasis, which is open 24/7 year-round (1390 e Sate-Cathere Est). Bt gay bars and clubs Montreal.

The Camp (1111 Rue Ste-Cathere Est) and the Stock Bar (1171 Rue Ste-Cathere Est) are the two ma gay bars Montreal, wh strippers attractg fans of bulgg mcle-men. Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Montreal.

GAY VILLAGE

The provce of Québec is a statn for ternatnal gay travelers. Gay life here is generally open and accepted (gay marriage is legal throughout the provce), and gay travelers are heavily marketed to. Travelers will fd the rabow flag promently displayed on the doors and webs of many hotels and rtrants all the cy's Tourisme Montréal webse,, has a "Gay and Lbian" lk unr "Tourist" that lists gay-iendly acmodatns, events, webs for queer meet-ups, and more.

Of several lol queer publitns, the most thorough is Fugu (), which lists events, as well as gay-iendly lodggs, clubs, snas, and other rourc.

GAY GUI MONTRéAL

Gay Le (tel. In Montréal, many gay and lbian travelers head straight to the Village (also known as "the Gay Village"), a neighborhood east of downtown loted primarily along e Ste-Cathere t between e St-Hubert and e Pape. It's operated by the Québec Gay Chamber of Commerce ().

Montreal Gay Pri, or Fierté Montreal, is the cy's largt genuflectn to the lol LGBTQ muny, offerg 11 full days of fun, entertament, and gay pri this lively Canadian cy. Combg a program of events such as a Communy Day, a Lerary Pri, a Pri Ftival, and of urse the Montreal Gay Pri Para, this pri really turns the cy upsi down wh plenty of rabow revelry. Divers/Cé was takg place each year the heart of Montreal, sce 1993 the heart of downtown Montreal and Montreal's Gay Village area ually on the end of July and begng of Augt every year.