Le Stud
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
 The bar's exterior, 2017 | |
  Le Stud Location within Montreal | |
| Location | Gay Village, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°31′21″N 73°33′7″W / 45.52250°N 73.55194°W |
| Opened | 1996 |
Le Stud, or Bar Le Stud,[1] is a gay bar in Montreal's Gay Village, in Quebec, Canada.[2][3] Established in 1996, the bar caters to bears and the leather subculture.[4][5] The business has since been criticized for not allowing women in the past, but no longer has such a policy following a discrimination complaint that was filed in 2007.
History
[edit]Le Stud opened in 1996.[6]
In 2007, Audrey Vachon filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Quebec.[7][8][9] According to the bar's owner, Michel Gadoury, women have not been allowed since the bar's establishment in order to provide masculine environment to its clientele.[10][11] Vachon's discrimination complaint was settled in 2008. The terms were not disclosed, but the commission concluded that "businesses have the right to attract a particular clientele but not to discriminate by excluding other customers".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Can minorities discriminate?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto: The Woodbridge Company. ISSN 0319-0714. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Le Stud mustn't bar women". Montreal Gazette. June 1, 2007. ISSN 0384-1294. OCLC 456824368. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018 – via PressReader.com.
- ^ "Le Stud at Montreal". Dailyxtra.com. January 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "Exploring Gay Montreal". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Big, burly, and beautiful - The McGill Daily". The McGill Daily. Montreal: Daily Publications Society. March 6, 2010. ISSN 1192-4608. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Halferty, J. Paul. "Performing the Contruction [sic] of Queer Spaces". Academia.edu. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Montreal woman refused service at gay bar says rights violated". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "Montreal gay bar under fire for barring women". CTV News (CTV Television Network). May 30, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ Gordon, Sean (May 31, 2007). "Woman bounced from Montreal gay bar". Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. OCLC 137342540. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Gay pickup bar refuses to serve woman". Digital Journal. May 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Aussie Pub Allowed To Ban Non-Gays; Montreal Woman Refused Service At Gay Bar - CityNews Toronto". Toronto.citynews.ca. May 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Gay bar settles human rights complaint with woman". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Le Stud at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
