Great Ci for LGBTQ Folks Canada |

Contents:

• TORONTO GAY DISTRICT: THE VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE
• MOVG TO LGBT HALIFAX, CANADA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• MOVG TO LGBT VICTORIA, BRISH COLUMBIA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

TORONTO GAY DISTRICT: THE VILLAGE

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

GAY VILLAGE

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. 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.

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

Other inic Toronto gay bars clu Crews and Tangos for drag shows and karaoke, and The Beaver for bgo and pat parti. 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.

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. 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.

MOVG TO LGBT VICTORIA, BRISH COLUMBIA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

Thanksgivg gets extra celebratory at the Black and Blue Ftival, the world’s largt gay-benef dance ftival on October 7.

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).