PRIDE 2022
While much of the country celebrates Pride in June, Montreal’s LGBTQ2S+ festival has always taken place later in the summer.
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March in the Pride Parade
Queer Concordia will be walking in Montreal's pride parade this year!
Queer walking tour of Montreal
Watch journalist and Concordia alum Richard Burnett (BA 88) make stops around the city to share Montreal’s rich queer history. In fact, you’ll spot some familiar buildings — including Queer Concordia’s offices on Mackay Street that have been around since 1978! Also on the tour: the Lime Light, Café Cleopatra, The Tropical Room – an important establishment where gay men were first able to openly dance with each other in 1958 — and, of course, Théâtre National. Originally known as Cinéma du Village, this is where the Gay Village got its name.
Discover Le Village
Montreal’s Gay Village is known for being a meeting point for the city’s LGBTQ2S+ community. Running across Ste. Catherine Street East are vibrant and colourful structures that represent the neighborhood’s lively entertainment and exciting nightlife scene.
Despite the closure of many traditional summertime attractions during the pandemic, the neighbourhood remains a great spot to enjoy walks along the main street, which turns into a pedestrian-only zone in the summer.
Proximity to campus: 20 minutes by bicycle or metro
Metro stations: Beaudry, Berri-UQAM
LGBTQ2S+ resources in Montreal
Find resources in Montreal that provide specific support to LGBTQ2S+ people.
Young queers are changing what it means to live in LBGTQ2S+ districts
Montreal’s Gay Village remains the area where the city’s LBGTQ2S+ community embraces its history of civil rights struggles, thriving nightlife and usually peaceful co-existence between commerce and urban grit.
Inspirational Concordians
“I hope my fashion helps free people to be who they want to be.”
Fashion designer Lucas Stowe (BFA 14) has been turning heads on the runway as founder and artistic director of Montreal-based label Lucas Stowe. He credits Concordia and Montreal for his transition from student life to career life.