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Article: Out in Montreal: a city on a page.
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2003
- Author:
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With two thirds of the populace French-speaking, Montreal is rightly dubbed the "Little Paris of North America." Even before Canada's gay marriage victory in June, the city's gay population (60,000 out of a total of 3 million) has benefited from the Quebec government's progressive legislation--notably, a 1977 human rights charter that included sexual orientation.
SIGHT SCENE
Montreal is a fantastic walking town, with its best neighborhoods (OLD MONTREAL, THE GAY VILLAGE, THE PLATEAU, MILE END) within a half hour's walk of each other. A walk up MOUNT ROYAL (more foothill than mountain) Is a must; at its peak you are rewarded with a stunning view--and a ...
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