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
• GAY TORONTO
• NIAGARA: TOP GAY FRIENDLY DTATN ONTAR

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

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 Pri Calendar, Zumper &). 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.

GAY TORONTO

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NIAGARA: TOP GAY FRIENDLY DTATN ONTAR

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. Activi and hangouts centre around the Gay Village and Queer Wt Village. Other inic Toronto gay bars clu Crews and Tangos for drag shows and karaoke, and The Beaver for bgo and pat parti.

As far as gay pri go, Edmonton tak the ke. 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. 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). It told the te story of John Butt, an openly gay man who 1860 was acquted of sodomy charg.

The growg Ottawa gaybourhood, The Village, vers six cy blocks and se many LGBTQ2-owned bs and queer-iendly spac. Ottawa, Lbian Outdoor Group (LOG), Gay Ottawa Volleyball, or the Ottawa Bears.

Fun Fact: Ottawa was home to the first public gay and lbian monstratn Canada, We Demand 1971. Wh many events and opportuni to celebrate all thgs gay, ci across Canada have worked hard to spread msag of cln and love.

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