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Q is the big letter on the edge of downtown, all lit up at night and shining over the Village.
Q is for queer. Where same-sex partners can get married in an art deco museum that was once a bathhouse. Where visitors learn French the very best way - from that special guy or gal they meet and spend some time with. Where there's a "lesbian haircuts and bike shop" at one end of Amherst Street and a lesbian fashion boutique at the other.
Q is for queer-friendly. Maybe because Montreal is a city of artists, or because eccentricity and flamboyance are considered normal. Like biker-type guys laughing with drag queens - and not at them. Montrealers are so laid back about who zooms whom that it's often hard to tell who's gay and who's not!
Q is for queer. Where same-sex partners can get married in an art deco museum that was once a bathhouse. Where visitors learn French the very best way - from that special guy or gal they meet and spend some time with. Where there's a "lesbian haircuts and bike shop" at one end of Amherst Street and a lesbian fashion boutique at the other.
Q is for queer-friendly. Maybe because Montreal is a city of artists, or because eccentricity and flamboyance are considered normal. Like biker-type guys laughing with drag queens - and not at them. Montrealers are so laid back about who zooms whom that it's often hard to tell who's gay and who's not!
Q is for quirky. Like drag shows in French, franglais (our mixture of French and English) and heavily accented English. Like a shop in Old Montreal with the title "Fairyland" carved in the 100-year-old stone over the door. The words "Gay Love" spray-stencilled onto a Village sidewalk in the Village, or a pansy growing out of a crack in another - and thriving!
Q is for queer partying: gay and non-gay partiers together, at clubs and major events. The Village has the regular line-up of bars both small and large that cater to all genders, together and/or separately. Dance clubs, including afterhours, are generally mixed.
Q is for Qu'est-ce que vous attendez ? (What are you waiting for!)
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Q is for queer partying: gay and non-gay partiers together, at clubs and major events. The Village has the regular line-up of bars both small and large that cater to all genders, together and/or separately. Dance clubs, including afterhours, are generally mixed.
Q is for Qu'est-ce que vous attendez ? (What are you waiting for!)
JOIN, BLOG & WIN: Share your travel experiences, by writing tips, reviews, and travel blogs. The more you contribute, the more entries you receive in our Monthly Prize Promotions. Click on the MyQGuide tab to contribute.
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Montreal, QC, Canada
Lat/Lng: 45.519233, -73.557384
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