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Le Village Gai is a district of Montreal.

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Canada's contributions to gay rights have recently become widely known, but Quebec was the first province in Canada to pass a non-discrimination law for sexual orientation and to provide same-sex civil unions. Same-sex marriage is legal in Quebec (neither residency nor citizenship are required for a marriage license, but there is a three-week waiting period after you receive the licence). Canadian and Quebec immigration law allow residents to sponsor their same-sex partners or spouses.

Montreal has the largest gay village in North America (rue Sainte-Catherine from rue Saint-Hubert (métro Berri-UQAM) to avenue Papineau (métro Papineau). The métro station halfway between the two, Beaudry, is marked with rainbow pillars. Montreal's pride celebration, Divers/Cité[1](last week of July, first week of August) is the second-largest in North America after Toronto's.

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A great place to go and have some sun in the middle of the winter would be Mi burrito cafe, it's a little Mexican place where you find very gay friendly ambiance with the Latino charm. There is also night life at sky complexe where you can find very pleasant ambiance for gay and straight people, and Saturdays you can enjoy the Latino nights with all the excellent dancers that congregate in this great club

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• Au Petit Extra, 1690 rue Ontario Est (metro Papineau), 514-598-0709. Exquisite French bistro cuisine at reasonable price, relaxed and friendly atmosphere that is very popular with locals. Excellent selection of wines.

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• Unity Ste-Catherine and Montcalm
• Sky Sainte-Catherine and Alexandre-de-Sève
• Parking Ste-Catherine and Amherst
• Le Drugstore 1366 Ste-Catherine. A more casual and attracts a large lesbian clientele for happy hour on Fridays.
• Stud Sainte-Catherine and Papineau. Caters to a male leather clientele, though not exclusively leather
• Aigle Noir Sainte-Catherine and Panet. Caters a male leather clientele.
• Cabaret Mado Sainte-Catherine and Wolfe. A drag show with outrageous spectacles every night, run by the city's chief drag queen, Mado Lamotte.
• Station 1160 (formerly Agora) René-Lévesque and Mackay (metro Lucien-L'Allier). Outside the Village, quiet, friendly neighbourhood bar in the west end of downtown.
• Mystique Stanley between Sainte-Catherine and De Maisonneuve (metro Peel). Outside the Village, quiet, friendly neighbourhood bar in the west end of downtown.

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• Atmosphere[2], 1933 Panet street (5 min walk from metro Beaudry) $80-175 Canadian Dollars. Private Rooms with shared bathroom. Gourmet 3 course breakfast included. E-mail: atmosphere@atmospherebb.com, Call local: 514-510-7976

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