Montreal Blog Posts

Montreal’s Black & Blue Festival

October 6, 2009 / 1 Comment



In honor of Montreal’s infamous circuit Black & Blue Festival–which runs Oct. 7 to Oct 13–we at GayCities created a new and improved guide to one of the word’s most vibrant (and certainly gayest) cities. So when taking a break from the lavish parties, check out some somewhat more low-key fun, much of it centered in [...]

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Montreal’s Gay Village to become pedestrian mall

March 11, 2008 / 1 Comment



This summer, a strip of Montreal’s Gay Village (”Le Village”) will be closed to traffic. From June to September, Sainte Catherine between Berri and Papineau will become a pedestrian mall where people can walk and enjoy the stores and bars along the way.
The hope is to attract more tourists and make the Village [...]

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Gay couples flock to Canada for weddings

January 18, 2007 / No Comments



The Calgary Sun reports that the government of Canada released its annual report on marriages (data for 2003) which included gay marriages for the first time ever.

3.5% of all Canadian marriages were same-sex marriages
Over half (56%) were for non-residents of Canada

We knew that more and more of our friends were sneaking away to Canada to [...]

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