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LGBTQ+ North America, Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

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 3,260 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 4 Towns/Cities in Ontario.
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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 [1468] | 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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Brock Pride 2025
12 July 2025 at Beaverton

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Muskoka Pride Week 2025
19 July 2025 at Memorial Park

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Windsor-Essex Pride Festival 2025
08 August 2025 at Lanspeary Park on Ottawa Street

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Uxbridge Pride 2025
09 August 2025 at Uxbridge

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Ottawa Capital Pride Festival 2025
15 August 2025 at Ottawa

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Peterborough Pride 2025 ON
19 September 2025 at Millennium Park

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Kenora Pride 2026
27 June 2026 at The Muse

LGBTQ+ Venues in Ottawa

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mixed venue Barefoot Hostel - Women Only
Mixed Hostel
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Updated: 04 Oct 2023
455 Cumberland St, Ottawa, Ontario
The Barefoot Hostel is a female-only hostel operated by the Swiss Hotel next door, housed in a 100-year-old traditional red-brick house with a stylish interior, modern lighting and bright colours at [...]
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mixed venue Ottawa Wolves
Mixed Support
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Updated: 23 Oct 2023
RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
The Ottawa Wolves form a Rugby Football Club for men and women in Canada’s National Capital Region. The Club was founded by Carl Pilon and Jay Smidt in 2008 with the mission to promote and encourage [...]
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gay venue T's Pub
LGBTQ+ Bar
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Updated: 19 Mar 2025
323 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Ontario
T's Pub daily food specials, beverage deals & great weekly entertainment. Drop in to one of the most inclusive pubs in Ottawa. Our commitment to creating a home-away-from-home atmosphere is at the [...]
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gay venue The Lookout Bar
LGBTQ+ Bar
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Updated: 30 Dec 2024
41 York Street 2nd floor, Ottawa, Ontario
The Lookout is Ottawa's favourite LGBTQ+ bar, located in the Byward Market. Weekly events include Karaoke, VOD night, Friday FIXX, and Drag Shows! The Lookout is Ottawa's favourite LGBTQ+ bar in the [...]
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