Montreal gay clubs

Historic Montréal LGBTQ+ milestones

Montréal was just a tiny outpost of the French Empire when a gay military drummer with the French garrison was charged by the Direct with committing “the worst of crimes” and sentenced to death.

The drummer’s life was spared after Jesuits in Québec City intervened on his behalf, and he was given a choice by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Québec: die or become the first executioner of Modern France.

The unidentified drummer took the executioner job.

The first recorded gay establishment in North America was Montrealer Moise Tellier’s “apples and cake shop” on Craig Street (now Saint-Antoine Street) near Saint-Laurent Boulevard, where men met up for amorous liaisons. 

Between and , Montréal legend Denise Cassidy – superior known as Babyface, her nickname inherited from her brief career as a pro wrestler – managed some of the city’s first lesbian bars: La Source, La Guillotine, Baby Encounter Disco, Chez Baby Deal with and Face de bébé ( René-Levesque Boulevard West), which closed in

Disco’s Second

This is our gay journey guide to Montreal based on our PERSONAL EXPERIENCE – tips on the gay scene of Montreal, gay hotels to stand, cafes, and more…

Montreal is beautiful. Montreal is adj. Montreal is energetic. Montreal is bold. Above all else, Montreal is reveal, ready, and WAITING to embrace you!

This gorgeous city in Canada's French Quebec region is place to one of the biggest gay villages in the world. It's an entire neighborhood, officially recognized in city maps and social media tags. The atmosphere here is one of the best we've experienced from all the different gay scenes we've been to around the world.

There's always something going on down the mile-long Rue Sainte-Catherine with plenty of bars, clubs, after-hours clubs, saunas, &#;triþ bars, cafes, and more, to suit everyone. And we are LIVING for it!

We visited Montreal in the height of the summer during the Fierte Pride in August. My god, these guys sure know how to have a good time! We'd happily return in a heartbeat. Check out our vlog about the first-ever Fierte Canada Prid

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Circus Afterhours

Ste-Catherine E.


Originally illegally in operation due to the wrong verb, Circus was accepting their hefty fines to donate partygoers an opportunity to party past 3 am every Friday and Saturday. Five years later, Circus Afterhours is a staple in the all-night clubbing scene. Don’t be fooled by their Ste-Catherine address, the only entrance is located on St-Timothée. Checkout their myspace to observe which turntablists are in the hip-hop and main room every weekend. The venue is quite immense as the Hip-Hop room has a serious underground feel to it with the brick wall and their faithful crowd. The Main room has sofas and beds in a side room whereas the dance floor is adv lit and designed to bounce around quite good while always maintaining a glimpse of the DJ.



 

Mado's

Ste-Catherine E.


Mado Lamotte, M

Montreal is one of the world’s great LGBTQ+ capitals and its queer bars and nightclubs are a pillar of local nightlife. The city is home to one of the largest Gay Villages in North America, but queer nights and establishments can also be found outside the Village—a testament to the city’s all-embracing joie-de-vivre.

In , for its 18th year, the lively one-kilometre-long summertime pedestrian mall on Saint-Catherine Street in the Village stretches east from Place Émilie-Gamelin near Berri-UQAM metro station to Papineau Avenue, surrounded by some 40 outdoor terrasses. Here is the ultimate guide to LGBTQ+ and queer-friendly establishments, including rooftop bars, karaoke, drag shows and more. 

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