Le Stud

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Le Stud
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The bar's exterior, 2017
Le Stud is located in Montreal
Le Stud
Le Stud
Location within Montreal
LocationGay Village, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°31′21″N 73°33′7″W / 45.52250°N 73.55194°W / 45.52250; -73.55194Coordinates: 45°31′21″N 73°33′7″W / 45.52250°N 73.55194°W / 45.52250; -73.55194
Opened1996 (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][6] 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[]

Le Stud opened in 1996.[7]

In 2007, Audrey Vachon filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Quebec.[8][9][10] According to the bar's owner, Michel Gadoury, women have not been allowed since the bar's establishment.[11][12] 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".[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Can minorities discriminate?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto: The Woodbridge Company. ISSN 0319-0714. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Le Stud mustn't bar women". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network. 1 June 2007. ISSN 0384-1294. OCLC 456824368. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via PressReader.com.
  3. ^ "Le Stud at Montreal". Dailyxtra.com. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Exploring Gay Montreal". Travel Channel. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ http://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P87/8.3.1_mount_allison_final_research_project_paper_dalgleish_porter.pdf
  6. ^ "Big, burly, and beautiful - The McGill Daily". The McGill Daily. Montreal: Daily Publications Society. ISSN 1192-4608. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ Halferty, J. Paul. "Performing the Contruction [sic] of Queer Spaces". Academia.edu. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Montreal woman refused service at gay bar says rights violated". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Montreal gay bar under fire for barring women". CTV News (CTV Television Network). 30 May 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. ^ Gordon, Sean (31 May 2007). "Woman bounced from Montreal gay bar". Toronto Star. Star Media Group. ISSN 0319-0781. OCLC 137342540. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Gay pickup bar refuses to serve woman". Digital Journal. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Aussie Pub Allowed To Ban Non-Gays; Montreal Woman Refused Service At Gay Bar - CityNews Toronto". Toronto.citynews.ca. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Gay bar settles human rights complaint with woman". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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