LGBTQ culture in Vancouver

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Rainbow crosswalk in Davie Village

Vancouver's (British Columbia, Canada) LGBT community is centered on Davie Village. Commercial Drive has historically acted as a gayborhood for the Vancouver lesbian community. Historically, LGBT people have also gathered in the Chinatown and Gastown neighborhoods. Former establishments include Dino's Turkish Baths, a gay bathhouse on Hastings, and the city's first drag bar, BJ's, on Pender Street. [1]

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CBC has said Vancouver is seen as a haven for LGBT people, [2] and Condé Nast Traveler has called Vancouver the most gay-friendly city in Canada. [3]

Community centres

Qmunity, founded in 1979 as the Vancouver Gay Community Centre and formerly known as The Centre, is located on Bute Street in Davie Village. [4]

Events

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Vancouver pride parade, 2014

LGBT events in Vancouver include:

The annual Gay Men's Health Summit is hosted by Vancouver's Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health (CBRC). [5]

Media

Xtra Vancouver was a gay bi-weekly newspaper, published by Pink Triangle Press between 1993 and 2015. OUTtv is a specialty channel and streaming network headquartered in Vancouver that has been covering local LGBT events and culture since 2001.

Bars and nightclubs

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Celebrities Nightclub's exterior, 2016
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Exterior of Numbers, 2016

LGBT bars and nightclubs in Vancouver include Celebrities Nightclub, Fountainhead Pub, The Junction, and Numbers, and Pumpjack Pub.

Organizations

LGBT organizations based in Vancouver include:

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