![]() Outdoor cafe tables, live events, and patio bar pop up seemingly overnight and to complete the queer appeal, some 200,000 little pink balls are hung across the streets… in case all the rainbow flags were not enough! The Gay Village, or simply Le Village, is the place most gay travelers tend to spend their time – especially in the summer when the 12-block stretch is completely closed to traffic and transformed into a pedestrian-only zone. This also might explain the prevalence here of gay strip clubs, with four different venues offering space for striking guys stripping down to their birthday suits for your entertainment. We also discovered Montreal men are not at all shy about their bodies and are quick to liberate themselves of their clothing in the bars, bars or at any of the seemingly endless array of circuit parties taking place annually. Usage of hook-up apps is not yet as pervasive here as in most other cities, meaning that while everyone is still connected online here, people also still genuinely enjoy chatting each other up in bars and cruising in nightclubs or bathhouses is still common practice. A lack thereof can equally be a recipe for disaster and misconstrued as downright rude. People here might not be as uppity as in France, but a few words de français will quickly make you friends. Sometimes referred to as the Paris of Canada, Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, and you would be wise to not forget it. The beating metropolitan heart of the province of Quebec, not to be confused with Quebec City or the nation’s capital, Ottawa – Montreal is the second-largest city in Canada but possibly the richest in terms of culture, history, and energy. ![]() It also just happens to have a slew of world-renown queer events, a vibrant gay village filled with drag/cabaret venues, leather/bear bars, neighborhood pubs, huge dance clubs, lots of sidewalk cafes….and more gay bathhouses than any other city in North America. ![]() A Magnifique love-child of England and France, with a dash of Americana for good measure – Montreal defies conventions and labels as it attempts to forge its own unique story. Visiting Gay Montreal should be at the top of every queer traveler’s bucket list.
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