Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Montreal | Frommer's

Contents:

• GAY VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE
• MONTREAL GAY CY GUI: A CY OF FUN, FTIVALS, AND FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MONTREAL
• MONTREAL GAY FRIENDLY
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS MONTREAL
• GAY MONTREAL · HOTELS
• GAY-FRIENDLY RTRANTS MONTREAL
• FD & PARE GAY WELG HOTELS MONTREAL OM $194
• WHERE TO EAT MONTREAL’S GAY VILLAGE

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. 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.

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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. 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.

GAY VILLAGE

Cathere East and s si streets, home to Montreal's gay and lbian ways to experience nearby attractnsThe area Neighborhood: Ville-MarieBedry • 4 m walkPape • 7 m walkSee what travelers are saygRabows everywhereThe entrance at the bottom of Place Eie Gamel to the Gay Village is ftooned wh overhead rabow lors as far as the eye n see down this road (St Cathere's St East.

Wrten July 14, 2020Thomas VOakland, California15, 732 ntributnsBars and SnasI suppose this is the heart of the LGBT muny, and you n fd gay-owned bs along St. Wrten July 18, 2021Gay Village BluI had the displeasure of visg the gay village recently. Montreal's gay village has seen better days and has clearly been eefall cle recent years.

Vised June 2019Traveled on bsWrten June 20, 2019ZachsMontreal, Canada6 ntributnsGay Village lost 's edgeI startg visg Montreal about 5 years ago. In those days the Gay Village was vibrant wh sexual energy and had an edge that was excg.

GAY VILLAGE

Montreal's Gay Village has been rced to a play ground for straights, twks and girls. 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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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.

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

Montreal has a lot more to offer - fet the gay village is not worth the money.

Good luck Gay Village! Montreal is a betiful cy and the myth that "you n only be gay the village" is somethg the gay merchants society there created.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MONTREAL

Read our transparency report to learn 2022I suppose this is the heart of the LGBT muny, and you n fd gay-owned bs along St. Gay Villag were once a cultural hub of class and sophistitn. Where style and sign were ont & centre, sought out and pied by the outsi world, who me and walked the welg, lovg and non judgg embrace the gay is no longer the se.

What is left of the gay “muny” is a a shell of s former self that died a long time ago. Read our transparency report to learn RJersey Cy, NJ51 ntributnsAug 2022 • CouplPretty borg gay village that's also que dirty and chaotic, filled wh aggrsive panhandlg.

There are far better gayborhoods elsewhere. Read our transparency report to learn 2022Stumbled upon the Gay Village while walkg down St. LunaLoveLondon, Canada1, 053 ntributnsMay 2022 • CouplYou don't have to be gay to enjoy walkg around here.

MONTREAL GAY FRIENDLY

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). Toronto, Ontar is bt known for beg Canada’s largt gay muny, makg one of the most LGBT iendly ci Canada.

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.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS MONTREAL

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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. Wnipeg has a history sce 1998 when to LGBT regnn as beg one of the first North Amerin ci to elect an openly gay major. (*Numbeo, Zumper, Pri Wnipeg & Gay Pri Calendar).

GAY MONTREAL · HOTELS

John’s Gay Men Chos, groups for Parents of Trans & Genr Diverse Kids cludg clive sports teams like the Odds & Ends LGBT+ Curlg team. Montreal's annual gay pri ftival is tly somethg that you won’t want to miss. The Black and Blue Gay Ftival.

The Black and Blue Gay Ftival is a highly popular 5-day event that tak place annually durg the Canadian Thanksgivg weekend October. Some ci have gayborhoods – but Montreal has a village. Y, ’s te – an entire gay village (one of the largt North Ameri!

GAY-FRIENDLY RTRANTS MONTREAL

Complexe Sky is the largt gay club Canada and is one of the most popular gay bars Montreal. Bar Le Cocktail is Montreal’s most popular gay karaoke bar. Contact a Montreal gay realtor for a ee, no-obligatn nsultatn today!

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FD & PARE GAY WELG HOTELS MONTREAL OM $194

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.

WHERE TO EAT MONTREAL’S GAY 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.

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.