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Gay bars, clubs, pubs, places to stay in and at. You will find many gay bars in every large town accross Europe, America and Australia. In most city centers, the gay bars make up the epicenter of the gay scene renowned as the gay village or Soho. The most famous gay bars are Stonewall - established from the Stonewall riots and equality for homosexuals - G.A.Y bar which has become its own brand particularly in London. Use this page to launch you search for the most popular places around - make an informed choice about your time. After all, you only live once !
Montreal
Montréal's Gay Village (in French called Le Village gai or simply Le Village) is located on rue Sainte-Catherine Est, downtown, centred on Beaudry metro station, in the Ville-Marie borough of the city. The Village runs approximately from rue Berri to rue De Lorimier, a distance of nearly two kilometres, making it the largest in North America in terms of scope of the complete area.
Formerly a poor working-class neighbourhood, part of the Centre-South area of the city, the area was occupied by the gay and lesbian community after the huge expulsion of many gay businesses from an area closer to boulevard Saint-Layuent (or "The Main" as the locals call it). The area has been considerably brightened up, thanks in part to recent investment from the various levels of all governments.
Indeed, despite repression as late as the early 1990s, recent government support of "Le Village" has been significant. All three levels of government are aggressively promoting the Village, and with the accepting climate of Québec, and gay life in Montréal as a tourist attraction. In recognition of the Village's importance to the city, the borough of Ville-Marie recently hung a rainbow flag in its council chambers, and recently redecorated the entrance to the Métro Beaudry subway with rainbow pillars. The Village is specifically marked on official city maps as "Le Village".
Finally, the government lent their support in securing the Gay Games. The city later lost the right to hold the Games under that name because the Federation of Gay Games considered their plans too ambitious. Instead, Montréal Rendez-Vous 2006, the first edition of the World Outgames, took place in Montréal, with the 2006 Gay Games moved to Chicago.
Gays and lesbians live all over the highly accepting city, so their residential density in the Village is only slightly higher than elsewhere. However, the Village contains a variety of shops and services targeting the community, and so serves as an entertainment and tourism centre rather than as a gay neighbourhood strictly speaking. A wide range of local media, radio and TV stations are located in the same area as the gay community.
The Village contains a wide variety of nightlife: bars and discotheques catering to all tastes (Montréal has more gay bars and discotheques than Paris, and as many as San Francisco or New York), including three very large entertainment complexes, one of which is the largest of its kind in the world. There are also a wide range of boutiques, restaurants, cafés, bed-and-breakfasts, and major chain-style hotels.
The Association des Commerçants et Professionels du Village (Village Businesspersons and Professionals Association) represents the businesspeople of the Village. The Centre communautaire des gais et lesbiennes de Montréal (Montréal Gay and Lesbian Community Centre) through the Mario-Racine, Foundation is currently planning on constructing an important community complex in the heart of the Village.
The city also contains a number of gay establishments outside of the Village area, particularly in areas that are historic gay neighbourhoods.
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London
London can be described as the Gay Capital of the World. Undoubtedly, such an accolade is backed by numerous reasons, including the number and variety of Gay bars and clubs in London . The London gay scene is extremely active, with many gay bars and clubs springing up in and around the city. Many celebrity supporters, including Madonna and Elton John, have performed at such venues to popularize these Gay bars.
To experience gay London in full bloom,one needs to head straight to Soho, with every second shop catering to gay clothing, accessory and all bars being gay friendly or just gay! With the homophobic attitudes of old slowly evaporating, the gay scene seems to develping positively. Every year the gay pride parade and festival which is an outpouring of the excitement and colour of this vibrant community. The Gay movement is increasingly popular and it can be picked up by the mushrooming of gay bars in numerous cities, including the famous gay bars of Amsterdam and San Francisco , but also in places like Singapore and Sydney.
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