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LGBTQ+ North America, Canada, British Columbia

Don't be complacent about rights affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (or Queer) (LGBTQ) people. Rights vary greatly by country or legal jurisdiction – encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. According to Wikipedia as of July 2020, the penal codes of nine United Nations-recognised countries, Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen, impose the death penalty for homosexuality.

We have a total of 3,261 venues in 79 countries.
Canada To state the obvious, Canada is a huge place, not just by geography but culturally, and, in its own way, it shows many sides when it welcomes you as an LGBT+ visitor.

First: legals: same sex ‘homosexual’ activity allowed since 1969. Marriage since 2005.

Whether across the vast wilderness of the western provinces, French speaking Quebec or the Atlantic provinces, Canada’s cities and towns make a welcoming and diverse place for LGBT+ people wherever you come from and wherever you hit in this huge country.

The two gay metropolises are Toronto and Montreal; they define culturally English and French-speaking Canada and both offer great places to start for the European traveller from their annual Pride festivals to their cosmopolitan gay friendly community. But don’t miss out on the other gay-friendly cities if your budget allows. Quebec City and Vancouver offer smaller but friendly scenes and the country’s breath-taking scenery deserves a trip in any case - whether you are fully out gay or still exploring your sexuality. Go for it and enjoy safely.

We have 33 LGBTQ+ Prides/Events/Festivals listing in 2025 in Canada.

 

Regions

We have 7 Regions in Canada.
 

Towns

We have 3 Towns/Cities in British Columbia.
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Countries


Africa

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Asia

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Australia

Australia flagAustralia [43] | Guam flagGuam [1] | New Zealand flagNew Zealand [23] |

Europe

Austria flagAustria [27] | Belgium flagBelgium [16] | Croatia flagCroatia [6] | Cyprus flagCyprus [8] | Czech Republic flagCzech Republic [24] | Denmark flagDenmark [16] | Estonia flagEstonia [8] | Finland flagFinland [7] | France flagFrance [59] | Germany flagGermany [90] | Gibraltar flagGibraltar [2] | Greece flagGreece [51] | Hungary flagHungary [6] | Iceland flagIceland [1] | Ireland flagIreland [17] | Italy flagItaly [54] | Latvia flagLatvia [2] | Lithuania flagLithuania [5] | Luxembourg flagLuxembourg [1] | Malta flagMalta [16] | Netherlands flagNetherlands [52] | Norway flagNorway [4] | Poland flagPoland [14] | Portugal flagPortugal [36] | Romania flagRomania [2] | Russia flagRussia [4] | Serbia flagSerbia [2] | Slovakia flagSlovakia [5] | Slovenia flagSlovenia [10] | Spain flagSpain [184] | Sweden flagSweden [21] | Switzerland flagSwitzerland [21] | UK flagUK [1469] | Ukraine flagUkraine [1] |

North America

Bahamas flagBahamas [1] | Bermuda flagBermuda [1] | Canada flagCanada [34] | Costa Rica flagCosta Rica [15] | Curacao flagCuracao [4] | Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic [1] | Guatemala flagGuatemala [3] | Mexico flagMexico [32] | USA flagUSA [704] |

South America

Argentina flagArgentina [10] | Brazil flagBrazil [10] | Chile flagChile [8] | Colombia flagColombia [15] | Cuba flagCuba [1] | Ecuador flagEcuador [2] | Panama flagPanama [3] | Peru flagPeru [3] | Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico [2] | Uruguay flagUruguay [5] |

Next LGBTQ+ 10 prides/events

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Vernon Pride BC 2025
02 August 2025 at Vernon

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Elk Valley Pride 2025
17 September 2025 at City Hall

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Whistler Pride and Ski Festival 2026
25 January 2026 at Whistler

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mixed venue Celebrities Nightclub
Mixed Night club
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Updated: 29 Aug 2024
1022 Davie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Celebrities is a nightlife icon in Vancouver, a premier dance club on the West Coast, and has been since the 1980s. It has grown along with the community as a mainstay for entertainment and will [...]
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gay venue Steamworks Baths
LGBTQ+ Sauna
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Updated: 23 Apr 2025
123 West Pender, Vancouver, British Columbia
Steamworks Vancouver is a private men's gym, sauna, bathhouse for men 18 years and older... you know, men looking for other men. All room categories other than Basic include flat screen TVs and [...]
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gay venue The Fountainhead Pub
LGBTQ+ Bar, Restaurant
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Updated: 20 Apr 2025
1025 Davie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Fountainhead Pub is a love this place. The food was awesome, our server was kind and the atmosphere was very welcoming. A welcoming spot for pool & people-watching, with 16 beer taps, comfort [...]
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