Canada’s Pacific Northwt jewel is a mec for foodi, cktail and ffee enthiasts, outdoor fns and bikg fans—and LGBTs. Caleb Donszelmann, openly gay ncierge for Op Hotel Vanuver, offers up some mts.
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- AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY
- 10 GREAT CANADIAN LBIAN, GAY AND TRANSGENR FILMS
- GAY NIGHTLIFE QUEBEC CY: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
- MOVG TO LGBT VICTORIA, BRISH COLUMBIA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
- GAY CALGARY CALGARY CY GUI
- NIAGARA: TOP GAY FRIENDLY DTATN ONTAR
- THE 10 BEST MONTREAL GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTREAL
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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.
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Dolan sts himself as punky gay teen Hubert, who clash repeatedly wh his mother, Chantale.
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