Few cities in the world embrace their LGBT communities with as much gusto as Montreal. Home to one of North America’s most famous gay neighborhoods — simply known as the Gay Village, or Le Village Gai to the city’s predominantly francophone population — Montreal even marks it as such on its official tourism maps. Canada’s second biggest city also hosts a slew of gay-popular annual events and festivals, and was the site of the first-ever World Outgames (a preeminent global LGBT sporting event) in 2006.
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