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The Joyous GF Dance
Drôlene, Drôlene, the queen of the sceneHer dips, her spins, the best ever seenAlthough she is little, her bosom is grand,Jump up ye queers and give her a hand.
Tuck up your pecker, pull off your pantsAnd join in the joyous genderfuck dance
The Minx, the Minx, all feathers and winks,A burlesque a fest of sexy slinksHe’s Montreal’s glamour-puss-tartHis strip, his tease, a sensual art
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QUEER MTL : quoi faire en mars 2024 // QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: March 2024
QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: March 2024
The year keeps marching on, and spring is on its way (not to mention International Women’s Day)! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!
LEGEND
🎥 Cinema
👑 Drag
🥳 Parties
🎶 Concert
✊ Activism
🏳️⚧️ Trans
🏳️🌈 Community
😆 Comedy
🎭 Performance
💪 Sports and Dance
👯♀️ Dance
🎤 Karaoke
🎨 Arts
📚 Literary / Educational
👠 Ballroom / Vogue
Vendredi 1 mars / Friday, March 1
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
📚 Québec Lesbian Network hosts Colloque Recherches lesbiennes, Réseau des lesbiennes du Québec
🥳 Britney One More Time: 25 Years of Britney Dance Party, Cabaret Berlin
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 2 mars / Saturday, March 2
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
🥳 Pikete presents Raveton with Jaijiu, Alta Magia, Jashim, Mcherry, La Niña Kiwi and Whorito, La Sotteranea
🥳 BLUSH x Nuit Blanche Montréal : Ménagerie with performers HercuSleaze and Lizzy Strange, DJs Patience, Girl, DJ Thatz and Glowzi, videographer Slug Bait and gogo dancers Dora Bones, Just Horny, Mina Minor and Stupid Baby Cupid at Nouvel établissement
🥳 Nuit Blanche—7 Péchés Capitaux, Le Protocole Kinky Lounge
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
👑 Jimmy Moore presents Madonna: The Celebration Tour, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jackbox Games with Uma Gahd and Selma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 3 mars / Sunday, March 3
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Marla Deer, Bobépine, Robin Brutal, Faymiss and Kelly Torrieli Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Lundi 4 mars / Monday, March 4
😆 Trivia Night with PamDemic, La Casona
Mardi 5 mars / Tuesday, , March 5
👑 Full Gisèle : Spring Break with Gisèle Lullaby, Johnny Jones, Lana Dalida, Prudence and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 6 mars / Wednesday, March 6
🎨 Drink & Draw by @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail
🎶 Glitterer with Glixen and Seed Toss, La Sotterenea
😆 Very Pretentious Comedy presents 30/30: Raquel Maestre and Yumi Blake at the Poly Mic with Raquel Maestre, Yumi Blake and Sarah Warren, Bar Notre-Dame-Des-Quilles
👑 Crystal and the Pals with Crystal Starz, Victoire de Rockwell, Eden Ashes and Rawxy, Cabaret Mado
Jeudi 7 mars / Thursday, March 7
📚Colloque international : Éthique queer, corporalités queer / Queer Ethics, Queer Embodiments conference, in French and English, Université de Montréal Pavillon Lionel-Groulx
🏳️🌈 Comité Queer Pointe-Saint Charles hosts Cuisine collective, Club Populaire des Consommateurs
👑 Girls’ Night Out with Krystella Fame, Tracy Trash, Bobépine and Jessie Précieuse, Cabaret Mado
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 8 mars / Friday, March 8
📚Colloque international : Éthique queer, corporalités queer / Queer Ethics, Queer Embodiments conference, in French and English, Université de Montréal Pavillon Lionel-Groulx
🥳 Queen & Queer’s Lesbo-queer dance party is back for its Édition Journée Internationale des Droits des Femmes with Maus and DJ Sam, Société des arts technologiques [SAT]
🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with Shillelagh Jones and Elizabeth Leslie, Bar NDQ
🎶 Matana Roberts solo with special guests, La Sala Rossa
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 9 mars / Saturday, March 9
📚Colloque international : Éthique queer, corporalités queer / Queer Ethics, Queer Embodiments conference, in French and English, Université de Montréal Pavillon Lionel-Groulx
📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Yukio Mishima’s Confessions of a Mask, Archives gaies du Québec
🥳 Jhalak presents Rangoli: A Queer and Trans South Asian Party with DJ Deep, Bar Champs
🥳 Armada Montréal RFC hosts Players with D’Jimi, Lion d’Or
🎭 Le Coin des Arts Montréal / Montreal Art Nook, White Wall Studio
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Rihanna, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 10 mars / Sunday, March 10
👑 Afternoon Drag Café with Awful, La Pitre, Spiked Corona and Teddy Boop, L’Orbite
👑 Le Brunch aux Folles with Misty Waterfalls, Esirena and Selma Gahd, Bar Social Verdun
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Kiara, Bambi Dextrous and Aizysse Baga, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Lundi 11 mars / Monday, March 11
🎶 The Dandy Warhols, Le Studio TD
��� Trivia Night with PamDemic, La Casona
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
Mardi 12 mars / Tuesday, March 12
🎶 Video Age with Sean Nicholas Savage, l’Escogriffe Bar Spectacle
👑 Full Gisèle : Invasion Maritime with Gisèle Lullaby, Brooke Rivers, Trinity Foxx, X and Jessie Précieuse, Cabaret Mado
👑 Garden of Shade : Heroes vs. Villains with Lulu Shade, Sarah Winters, Lady Boom Boom, Ciatha Night, Skyler Rey and Stella Stone, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
🏳️🌈 Formation gratuite sur les familles LGBT+, Coalition des familles LGBT+
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 13 mars / Wednesday, March 13
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
Jeudi 14 mars / Thursday, March 14
👑 Le Meilleur des Grands Concerts with Tracy Trash, Bobépine, Johnny Jones, Lana Dalida, Marla Deer, Sasha Baga, Bambi Dextrous, Ruby Doll, Clay Thorris and Nicole Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
🎭 Queer Magique presents DIVAS, Café Cléopatra
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 15 mars / Friday, March 15
🎭 Queer Magique presents DIVAS, Café Cléopatra
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
📚 Queer Oral History Workshop with Liam Devitt, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 16 mars / Saturday, March 16
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🎶 Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier with Lola 1:2, Bar Le Ritz PDB
🎶 Chelsea Wolfe, Club Soda
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
🏳️⚧️ Atelier : Devenir parent (personnes trans ou non-binaires), Coalition des familles LGBT+
🏳️🌈 Comité Queer Pointe-Saint Charles hosts Soirée Cabaret, Press Start Youth Coop: Bâtiment 7
🥳 Queer Wine Night Edition No. 2, Vinorama
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 17 mars / Sunday, March 17
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
🏳️🌈 Cabane à sucre des familles 2SLGBTQ+, Coalition des familles LGBT+
🏳️🌈 Monkland Quilt Studio hosts Rainbow Stitching Days, Monkland Quilt Studio
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Marla Deer, Océane Aqua-Black, Sasha Baga, Eva Moist and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado
👑 Bonne fête Sally-D with Sally-D, Bar Le Cocktail
Lundi 18 mars / Monday, March 18
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
😆 Trivia Night with PamDemic, La Casona
Mardi 19 mars / Tuesday, March 19
🎶 Otoboke Beaver with Drinking Boys and Girls Choir, Beanfield Theatre
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
👑 Full Gisèle : Beach Party with Gisèle Lullaby, Kiara, Adriana, Démone Lastrange and Rose Beef, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 20 mars / Wednesday, March 20
🏳️🌈 Haircuts Without Appointment for LGBTQ+ community members who are unemployed or on low income, Centre communautaire LGBTQ de Montréal
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
👑 Le Sami Party with Sami Landri, Cabaret Mado
Jeudi 21 mars / Thursday, March 21
👑 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World contestant Marina Summers, Cabaret Mado
👑 Sashalicious with Sasha Baga, Scarlett Evans, Will Charmer and Maeva Evans, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 22 mars / Friday, March 22
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 Spring into Action: Outrage, full lineup here, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 23 mars / Saturday, March 23
📚 Violet Hour continues its literary series with Making Space featuring Michael Belcher, Paige Maylott and Marcus McCann, Casa d’Italia Montréal
🥳 Lez Dance presents Le retour de DJ Franklyne à la Taverne Urbaine! with DJ Franklyne, 1309 Taverne Urbaine
😆 Matteo Lane: The Al Dente Tour with Tranna Wintour, Olympia de Montréal
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 24 mars / Sunday, March 24
😆 Matteo Lane: The Al Dente Tour with Tranna Wintour, Olympia de Montréal
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Kitana, Peggy Sue and Lady Boom Boom, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Lundi 25 mars / Monday, March 25
😆 Trivia Night with PamDemic, La Casona
Mardi 26 mars / Tuesday, March 26
🎶 Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour, Bell Centre
🎶 Arlo Parks with Chloe George, Beanfield Theatre
👑 Full Gisèle : Burlesque, le Film with Gisèle Lullaby, Pétula Claque, Lady Boom Boom, Miss Fountain, Sasha Baga and Celes, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 27 mars / Wednesday, March 27
🎶 Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour, Bell Centre
Jeudi 28 mars / Thursday, March 28
🎶 Rêve with RALPH, Fairmount Theatre
🏳️🌈 Comité Queer Pointe-Saint Charles hosts Club de lecture Queer, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles
👑 Trashilaz with Aizysse Baga and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 29 mars / Friday, March 29
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 30 mars / Saturday, March 30
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🥳 District Events presents Locker Room with Reid Bourgeois, Alain Jackinsky and Mateo Tomas, Bain Mathieu
👑 Mado Reçoit with Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Britney Spears, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 31 mars / Sunday, March 31
👑 Jimmy Moore presents Madonna: The Celebration Tour, Cabaret Mado
👑 Star Queens : Pâques with Plane Jane, Aurora Matrix, Denim, Pythia and Carmen Sutra, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
OTHERS / LES AUTRES
🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play.
🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!
🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!
🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.
👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.
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I'm so hyped to get to see one of my favs, Uma Gahd, perform EVERY week now that she's hosting our local bar's Drag Race viewing party 💜💜💜 I've been wanting to draw her forever so it was a perfect excuse to do so 💜
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QUEER MTL : quoi faire en janvier 2024 / QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: January 2024
La nouvelle année commence, et avec elle, une toute nouvelle saison de plaisir queer! Ce mois-ci, Montréal propose une foule d’événements, de soirées et d’expériences uniques qui font briller toutes les nuances de l’arc-en-ciel LGBTQ+. Entre prestations drag et activités communautaires, festivals bien en vue et événements underground, voici notre sélection des choses les plus gaies à faire dans la ville. Pour rester à l’affût de tout ajout, suivez QueerMTL sur Instagram, Twitter, Facebook et Tumblr! Vous présentez un événement? Écrivez-nous!
It’s time for a new year to begin, and with it comes a whole new season of queer fun! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!
LEGEND
🎥 Cinema
👑 Drag
🥳 Parties
🎶 Concert
✊ Activism
🏳️⚧️ Trans
🏳️🌈 Community
😆 Comedy
🎭 Performance
💪 Sports and Dance
👯♀️ Dance
🎤 Karaoke
🎨 Arts
📚 Literary / Educational
👠 Ballroom / Vogue
Mercredi 3 janvier / Wednesday, January 3
👑 Full Gisèle : Après-Noël avec Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer, Bobépine, Velma Jones et Kelly Torrieli, Cabaret Mado
🎨 Drink & Draw par @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives gaies du Québec, en commémoration des 40 ans des Archives gaies du Québec
Jeudi 4 janvier / Thursday, January 4
👑 Soirée King with George Édouard Baron des bois du matin and Cismon Genderfuck, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Girls’ Night Out : Dancing Queen with Krystella Fame, Kiara, Démone Lastrange and Misty Waterfalls, Cabaret Mado
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
🎨 Art Battle Montréal, Bar La Shop
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Vendredi 5 janvier / Friday, January 5
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Nana, Jimmy Moore, Celes, Démone Lastrange and Victoria de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Samedi 6 janvier / Saturday, January 6
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Nana, Jimmy Moore, Celes, Démone Lastrange and Victoria de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado
😂 The 2nd Annual Quiz Master Brian Montréal Trivia Championships with Quiz Master Brian, Burgundy Lion
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🥳 Queen & Queer’s call for beginner and emerging DJs to spin at their upcoming club nights closes today. See here for details.
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Dimanche 7 janvier / Sunday, January 7
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Marla Deer, Niko Lubie, Ruby Doll and Bobépine, Cabaret Mado
Lundi 8 janvier / Monday, January 8
👑 Ego Trip : Bonne Féte Walter with Walter Ego, Pétula Claque, Jay Show, Ruby Doll, RV Métal, Rock Bière and Fay Miss, Cabaret Mado
Mardi 9 janvier / Tuesday, January 9
👑 Full Gisèle : Star Académie with Gisèle Lullaby, Pétula Claque, Serge La Drag, Crystal Starz, Misty Waterfalls and Eden Ashes, Cabaret Mado
🎶 Plaid with Automatisme, Théâtre Fairmount
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 10 janvier / Wednesday, January 10
👑 4 Queens Pour Nous with Venus, Denim, Aurora Matrix and Kiara, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Jeudi 11 janvier / Thursday, January 11
🎭 Cabaret Queer with Tracy Trash, Justin Jackson, Tina Leon, Crystal Starz, Eva Lou Rhinelander & Ilse Baryshnikov, Fabien L’Amour and Sasha Baga, Cabaret Mado
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Vendredi 12 janvier / Friday, January 12
🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with Shillelagh Jones and Elizabeth Leslie, Bar NDQ
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Nana, Kiara, Lana Dalida and Kitana, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 Spring Into Action 2024: Outrage, call for submissions closes today, QPIRG | GRIP McGill
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Samedi 13 janvier / Saturday, January 13
📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Leila Marshy’s The Philistine, Archives gaies du Québec
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Nana, Kiara, Lana Dalida and Kitana, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 Montréal Women’s Club: Intro to Dating + Brunch, Montréal Women’s Club
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Dimanche 14 janvier / Sunday, January 14
👑 Bonne fête Chouchoune with Michel Dorion and Crystal Starz, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Sasha Baga, Lulu Shade and Robin Brutal, Cabaret Mado
Lundi 15 janvier / Monday, January 15
👑 Bière et Métal with Foxy Lexxi Brown and Fabien L’Amour, Cabaret Mado
Mardi 16 janvier / Tuesday, January 16
💪 PWHL Montreal—Season 2023-2024, Place Bell
👑 Full Gisèle : Mean Girls with Gisèle Lullaby, Pétula Claque, Sasha Baga, Lulu Shade, Lady Guidoune and Démone LaStrange, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 17 janvier / Wednesday, January 17
👑 La fabuleuse guerre des pouces! with Jessie Précieuse, Victoire de Rockwell, Kelly Torrieli and Kitana, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Jeudi 18 janvier / Thursday, January 18
🎶 Madonna: The Celebration Tour with Bob the Drag Queen, Centre Bell
👑 Sashalicious : F*ck les Résolutions with Sasha Baga, Kelly Torrieli, Kitana and Miss Daniels Vyxen, Cabaret Mado
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
😆 Music Trivia with Quiz Master Brian, MainLine Theatre
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Vendredi 19 janvier / Friday, January 19
😆 Nataly Aukar: My Turn to Talk, Le Studio TD
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Samedi 20 janvier / Saturday, January 20
🎶 Madonna: The Celebration Tour with Bob the Drag Queen, Centre Bell
🥳 MPU: Truth or Dare | Édition Spéciale Madonna with Jimmy Moore, Casquivano, Aizysse Baga, DJ Jeffany and Frantastik, Le Belmont
🎶 Fleece with Sorry Girls, La Sala Rossa
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Madonna: The Blond Ambition Tour, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Dimanche 21 janvier / Sunday, January 21
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Lady Boom Boom, Marla Deer, Peggy Sue, Derek Wood and Kiara, Cabaret Mado
Lundi 22 janvier / Monday, January 22
👑 Shade Like Winters with Lulu Shade, Sarah Winters, Ad’Horrible, Démone LaStrange and Amy Thyst, Cabaret Mado
Mardi 23 janvier / Tuesday, January 23
👑 Full Gisèle : Madonna with Gisèle Lullaby, Lady Boom Boom, Tracy Trash, Marla Deer and Ruby Doll, Cabaret Mado
🎶 L’Rain with Yves Jarvis, Bar Le Ritz PDB
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 24 janvier / Wednesday, January 24
👑 Sitcom Bonanza featuring The Nanny, Friends, Will & Grace and others starring the artists of Cabaret Mado, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Jeudi 25 janvier / Thursday, January 25
👑 Trashilaz : Next Generation with Aizysse Baga and judges Lady Boom Boom and Gina Gates, Cabaret Mado
🎶 Alicia Moffet with Pelch, Théâtre Desjardins
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Vendredi 26 janvier / Friday, January 26
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Samedi 27 janvier / Saturday, January 27
💪 PWHL Montreal—Season 2023-2024, Place Bell
🥳 ZMAGRYA with Manalou, Zina and Mokro, Ctrllab
🥳 NPC Rave with D. Blavatsky, MonsieurMadam, Casa Kobrae, Palladium, Technique Nado and more, 257 rue St-Ferdinand
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 Atelier : Devenir parent (personnes trans ou non-binaires), Coalition des familles LGBT+ (CFLGBT+)
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
Dimanche 28 janvier / Sunday, January 28
😆 A Very Pretentious Comedy Show #13—he/him edition with Ash Davis, Serag Meletian, Walter Lyng, Matt Shury, Tony McIntyre, Tash Naved, Andrew Khoury, Joe Comedian and music from Ronnie Piano, Café La Lingo Verte
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Lana Dalida, Krystella Fame and Misty Waterfalls, Cabaret Mado
Mardi 30 janvier / Tuesday, January 30
👑 Full Gisèle : Bond Drag 007 with Gisèle Lullaby, Prudence, Victoire de Rockwell, Kiara and Celes, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 31 janvier / Wednesday, January 31
🏳️🌈 FAG QC* : 40 ans, 40 invité.es, 40 propositions tirées des Fonds des Archives Gaies du Québec, commemorating 40 years of the AGQ, Archives gaies du Québec
OTHERS / AUTRES
🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play.
🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!
🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!
🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.
👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.
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QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: December 2023
As the year comes to an end, Montréal’s LGBTQ+ community gathers together. This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!
En français : https://www.mtl.org/fr/experience/queer-mtl-quoi-faire
LEGEND
🎥 Cinema
👑 Drag
🥳 Parties
🎶 Concert
✊ Activism
🏳️⚧️ Trans
🏳️🌈 Community
😆 Comedy
🎭 Performance
💪 Sports and Dance
👯♀️ Dance
🎤 Karaoke
🎨 Arts
📚 Literary / Educational
👠 Ballroom / Vogue
Vendredi 1 décembre / Friday, December 1
🎥 VisualAIDS and Concordia Queer Film Club presents Day With(out) Art: Everyone I Know is Sick film screening with Carlos Soriano, Concordia University
🏳️🌈 Ellelui presents Holiday Night Market, La Sala Rossa
🥳 Butt Buddies Montréal, Cabaret Berlin
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🎶 Jonas Brothers with Lawrence, Centre Bell
🥳 Bisous’ 1 Year Anniversary with Afem Syko, Bittercaress, K657, Esme, Lapa XII, Casa Kobrae, Meen Moreen and Mic Rob, Venue TBA
🥳 The Item Number, A Queer South Asian and Diaspora Dance Party with DJ Deep, Notre Dame des Quilles
💪 From the Ground Up: Strength Training for Newbs, Punks and Weirdos with Nadine Forde runs November 18-December 2, 2023, StudioEd
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 2 décembre / Saturday, December 2
🥳 Love Dumpster with Vicki Powell, Taylor & Twan, Cabaret Berlin
🥳 Queer Cuffing SZN with DJ Simulat3human, Notre Dame des Quilles
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore does Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas & All the Hits, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 HOMOHOP and Super Taste presents West End Gays [Vol. 5], Riverside St-Henri
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
😆 Roast France vs Québec with Beurguy and Kathy-Ann Giguère, Café Tuyo
🥳 Homegrown Harvest with Noncompliant, anabasine, Hellgrammite, Jade and Fantasy, Venue TBA
🥳 Céline est very amazing with DJ Phillippe, Ausgang Plaza
📚 Expozine 2023, 1025 rue Bélanger
🥳 Comité Queer Pointe-Saint-Charles hosts Queer Party sur Glace, 1050 rue d’Hibernia
👑 Jackbox Games with Uma Gahd and Selma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
💪 Rollerville MTL hosts the Rollerville's Roll Out—Roller Disco, Arena St-Louis
💪 From the Ground Up: Strength Training for Newbs, Punks and Weirdos with Nadine Forde runs November 18-December 2, 2023, StudioEd
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.
Dimanche 3 décembre / Sunday, December 3
👑 Bingo du Temps des Fêtes, Cabaret Mado
🎭 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Kiara, Bobépine, Pétula Claque and Kitana, Cabaret Mado
📚 Expozine 2023, 1025 rue Bélanger
Lundi 4 décembre / Monday, December 4
🏳️🌈 Queer Slow Dating, Bar MINĒRAL
🎥 Cinema Politica Concordia presents Queer Cinema for Palestine, Cinema Politics Concordia
📚 Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Mardi 5 décembre / Tuesday, December 5
🎥 REEL GAY screens The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Diving Bell Social Club
👑 Full Gisèle : Full Céline with Gisèle Lullaby, Nana, Bobépine, Crystal Stars and Crystal Slippers, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 6 décembre / Wednesday, December 6
👑 Lé-gen-daires with Nicky Doll, Keoina and Sara Forever, Cabaret Mado
💪 Soirée Queer, Horizon Roc
🎨 HommeHomo presents Drink & Draw, Bar Le Cocktail
🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Jeudi 7 décembre / Thursday, December 7
👑 Armado with Pétula Claque, Laura Zepam, Vera Satile, Daya Rita, Paulette Pantoute, Bixi Bareback and Twinkerbell, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
🎶 Pierre Lapointe, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts
📚 Violet Hour presents Celebrating RM Vaughan and the launch of his final novel Purvatory, Stock Bar
👑 BMP DRAG Workshop and Show, BMP Co-op
Vendredi 8 décembre / Friday, December 8
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis
🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with DJ Elizabeth Leslie and UN, Notre Dame des Quilles
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 9 décembre / Saturday, December 9
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore does Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas & All the Hits, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Lady Gaga—Art Pop with Démone and Esirenna, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 Queen & Queer—Édition Nuit Afro 2 with Ms. Baby, San Farafina and DJ Sam, La Sala Rossa
📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Armistead Maupin’s Michael Tolliver Lives, Archives gaies du Québec
🏳️🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.
👠 Bring It! and Ballroom4Community present The Naughty List Kiki Ball, Ausgang Plaza
Dimanche 10 décembre / Sunday, December 10
🎭 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Lady Boom Boom, Sasha Baga, Krystella Fame and Marla Deer, Cabaret Mado
🏳️🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis
😆 A Very Pretentious Comedy Show—One year anniversary with Eve Parker Finley, Maxime Ève Gagnon, Dan Carin, Yumi Blake, Trevor Thompson, Elie Gill, Molly Brisebois, Steve Patrick Adams, Elspeth Wright, Lauren Mallory, Florence Trépanier and Raquel Maestre, Diving Bell Social Club
Lundi 11 décembre / Monday, December 11
👑 Daisy Wood presents Le Noël de Dolly Parton with Lady Boom Boom, Prudence, Clay Thorris, Mister Daniels and Mimi Mosa, Cabaret Mado
📚 Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Mardi 12 décembre / Tuesday, December 12
👑 Full Gisèle : Party de bureau with Gisèle Lullaby, Pétula Claque, Jessie Precieuse, Lady Boom Boom and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado
👑 Garden of Shade: Christmas with Lily Shade, Sarah Winters, Prudence, Spiked Corona, Soleil Levant and Enigma, Bar Le Cocktail
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.
Mercredi 13 décembre / Wednesday, December 13
👑 Le coeur a ses raisons … en chanson, Cabaret Mado
🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Jeudi 14 décembre / Thursday, December 14
👑 Sashalicious : Spécial Noël with Sasha Baga, RV Métal, Esirena and Augusta Wind, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
🎶 Debby Friday with Backxwash, Bar Le Ritz PDB
😆 Sleazy Christmas with Abby Stonehouse, Naghmeh, Mina Minou, Tara McGowan-Ross, Morgan O’Shea, Alo Azimov, Avery Jane and Andrew Jamieson, Bar Biftek
😆 Le Show Queer—Spécial des Fêtes with Joëlle Prudhomme, Anne-Sarah Charbonneau, Andy St-Louis and Marla Deer, Place des Arts
Vendredi 15 décembre / Friday, December 15
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis
👑 COVEN Drag Show—Last Breath Edition with Selma Gahd, Uma Gahd, Seyoncé, Infernal Desires, Charli DeVille, Korra Anarchy, La Freak du Show, Esirena, BiG SiSSY, Anaconda LaSabrosa, Niko Lubie, Demone LaStrange and Moxxi Hollow, Diving Bell Social Club
🏳️🌈 Souper des fêtes du Centre de solidarité lesbienne, Centre St-Pierre
🏳️🌈 (P)réparer le solstice // (P)reparing the solstice, feminist open mic and poetry night, URSA
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 16 décembre / Saturday, December 16
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore does Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas & All the Hits Souper/Spectacle, Complexe Sky
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🏳️🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis
👑 Miss Butterfly! Il était une fois with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal's Christmas Party, Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Dimanche 17 décembre / Sunday, December 17
👑 La Revue Drag 2023 with Rock Bière, RV Métal, Crystal Starz, EmmÖtional Damage, Érica, Eva Moist, Lisa Santana, Tracy Trash and surprise guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Kelly Torrieli, Jessie Précieuse and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado
👑 Les succès oubliés de Noël 2023, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis
Mardi 19 décembre / Tuesday, December 19
👑 Full Gisèle : Joyeux Noël with Gisèle Lullaby, Sasha Baga, Ruby Doll, Serge Ladrag and RV Métal, Cabaret Mado
🥳 Staff party de Noël du Cocktail with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
📚 Club de lecture queer discuss Lou Lubie and Manon Desveaux’s La fille dans l’écran and Obom’s J’aime les filles, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 20 décembre / Wednesday, December 20
🎶 Fleece, La Sala Rossa
🥳 L Nights / Holiday Bash with DJ Marina Gallant, Le Saint Édouard Bar de quartier
🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Jeudi 21 décembre / Thursday, December 21
🎭 Les Folies Draglesques with Miami Minx, Uma Gahd, Banana Splitz, Roxy Torpedo, Scarlett Fever, Yikes Macaroni, Zero Lee Vanity, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 22 décembre / Friday, December 22
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Samedi 23 décembre / Saturday, December 23
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information. 💃
Mardi 26 décembre / Tuesday, December 26
👑 Full Gisèle : Jour de l'an with Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer, Tracy Trash, Lady Guidoune and Lana Dalida, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.
Mercredi 27 décembre / Wednesday, December 27
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Lady Gaga, Cabaret Mado
🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Jeudi 28 décembre / Thursday, December 28
👑 Bingo Disco with Rainbow, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 29 décembre / Friday, December 29
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 District presents Frosty: New Year Party with Las Bibas and Ben Bakson, Bain Matthieu
Samedi 30 décembre / Saturday, December 30
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Britney Spears, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯♀️ Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact [email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.
Dimanche 31 décembre / Sunday, December 31
👑 Bonne Année 2024! with Mado Lamotte, Nana, Marla Deer, Tracy Trash, Rainbow, Peggy Sue, Manny, Ruby Doll, Bobépine, Kitana and Johnny Jones, Cabaret Mado
🥳 The Dark Eighties NYE Party, Church of St. John the Evangelist
OTHERS / LES AUTRES
🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play.
🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!
🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!
🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.
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QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: October 2023
It’s October in Montréal, and autumn in the city always starts off with a bang and ends with the fun and frolics of “gay Christmas”—Halloween! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!
EVENTS
Sunday, October 1
🎉 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado
Monday, October 2
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Tuesday, October 3
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal,
Wednesday, October 4
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
🧩 Ellelui presents Games Night, Ping Pong Club
Thursday, October 5
🎤 Queer Karaoke Night, BMP Co-op
Saturday, October 7
🎉 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
Sunday, October 8
😆 A Very Pretentious Comedy Show #10—A Very Sandy One with Nart, Sandy Bridges, Jonathan Burrello, Mbissine, Zak Kik, John Cotrocois, Sandy El Bitar and Raquel Maestre, Diving Bell Social Club
Monday, October 9
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Tuesday, October 10
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Wednesday, October 11
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Thursday, October 12
🎤 Queer Karaoke Night, BMP Co-op
🎭 Queer Broadway cabaret with Melanie Thompson, Amanda Caron Garbacz, Jonathan D’Amour, Marc Ducusin, Danielle Keiko Eyer, Maya Lewis, Jeanne Motulsky, Ciatha Night, Charlotte Paradis, Veronica Schnitzer, Kenny Stein and Joseph-Salvatore Vitale, Café Cléopatre
🎥 L’Amour à Minuit: Vampyros Lesbos (1971), Cinéma L’Amour
Friday, October 13
🎭 Queer Broadway cabaret with Melanie Thompson, Amanda Caron Garbacz, Jonathan D’Amour, Marc Ducusin, Danielle Keiko Eyer, Maya Lewis, Jeanne Motulsky, Ciatha Night, Charlotte Paradis, Veronica Schnitzer, Kenny Stein and Joseph-Salvatore Vitale, Café Cléopatre
🧙♀️ Maleficarum MTL—Vamps & Witches Edition, 4000 rue St-Ambroise
Saturday, October 14
👠 Femmes Fatales Burlesque, Café Cléopatra
🧙♀️ Maleficarum MTL—Vamps & Witches Edition, 4000 rue St-Ambroise
📚 Violet Hour Book Club meets to discuss House Within a House by Nicholas Dawson, Archives gaies du Québec
Sunday, October 15
🎉 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado
🧙♀️ Maleficarum MTL—Vamps & Witches Edition, 4000 rue St-Ambroise
Monday, October 16
🧑🤝🧑 Jam d’impro contact, en mixité choisie, White Wall Studio
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Tuesday, October 17
🎥 REEL GAY: Jennifer’s Body with Butterscotch Blondie, Diving Bell Social Club
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Wednesday, October 18
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Thursday, October 19
👠 Les Folies Draglesques with Miami Minx, Uma Gahd, Aizysse Baga, Bonbon Bombay, Celesta O’Lee, Eldritch Mor and Selma Gahd, Cabaret Mado
🎤 Queer Karaoke Night, BMP Co-op
Saturday, October 21
🤝 Queer Business Networking Event, L’Etage
🏳️⚧️ Devenir parent quand on est trans ou non-binaire, Coalition des familles LGBTQ+
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
Sunday, October 22
🎉 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado
👩❤️💋👩 Lesbian / Queer Womyn Slow Dating 27-45, Rockaberry
Monday, October 23
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Tuesday, October 24
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Wednesday, October 25
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Thursday, October 26
🎤 Queer Karaoke Night, BMP Co-op
Sunday, October 29
🎉 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado
Monday, October 30
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Tuesday, October 31
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal.
PARTIES
Saturday, October 7
🥳 District Events’ RISE with GSP and Paskal Daze, Bain Mathieu
Sunday, October 8
🥳 FRKY | GIVING with Miguel Graça, Moka, Rawsoul, Plastik Patrik, Manclaudy and Renée-Claude Morin, La Sotterenea
🥳 District Events’ RITUAL, a Day Party with B’ugo and Karsten Sollors, Le Balcon
Saturday, October 21
🥳 Un samedi soir dans le VILLAGE!—Lez Danze with DJ Lili Manseau, Taverne Urbaine
Friday, October 27
🥳 Queen & Queer Dance Party—Édition Halloween with Lis Dalton and DJ Sam, Bain Mathieu
Sunday, October 29
🥳 Freak Fest—The Afro Caribbean Halloween Party, Jet Nightclub
DES SPORTS
🛼 Montréal Roller Derby Presents Haunting on Mont Royal Hill on October 6-8, 2023 with New Skids, Les Sexpos, Tri-City, Gotham A, Gotham B and Team Ontario, Arena St Louis.
👯♀️ Initiation au Tango Queer, mercredi 11 octobre, Lespacemaker
👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.
🚲 Montréal Queer Bike Polo meet on Thursdays, with details on Instagram
🎾 Ligue de dimanche meet at the Parc Louis-Riel tennis courts every Sunday
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
💃 Tango/Salsa Queer’s continue, with Salsa Queer on Saturdays from 13:30-14:30 and Tango (beginners/intermediate) on Saturdays at 12:00-13:30. Contact [email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.
🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play.
🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!
🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!
🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.
DRAG
Montréal’s vibrant drag community features several regularly-scheduled nights hosted by local luminaries, each featuring guest performers. Check venue websites for full line-ups!
Sunday, October 1
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Krystella Fame, Kelly Torrieli and Heaven Genderfck Cabaret Mado
👑 Michel Dorion, 35 ans de carrière, Bar le Cocktail
Monday, October 2
👑 La Petite Drag with the queens of Cabaret Mado, Cabaret Mado
Tuesday, October 3
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
Wednesday, October 4
👑 Drag Race Brazil viewing party with Muz’Emma, District Video Lounge
Thursday, October 5
👑 Boom & Précieuse with Lady Boom Boom, Jessie Précieuse, Kiara and Jenna, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Friday, October 6
👑 Queens of the World Group B with Kleopatra Perfection, Zahra Bizarre, Lily Shade, EmmOtional Damage, Bebe Elle, Dolores Diamonds, Natachatte, Marla Dragn and Queer Latina, Bar Notre Dame Des Quilles
👑 Mado Re��oit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Saturday, October 7
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
Sunday, October 8
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Kiara, Bambi Dextrous and Mister Boogie, Cabaret Mado
Tuesday, October 10
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
Wednesday, October 11
👑 RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15’s Anetra, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drag Race Brazil viewing party with Muz’Emma, District Video Lounge
Thursday, October 12
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Friday, October 13
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Saturday, October 14
👑 Queens of the World Group C with Kleopatra Perfection, Lux N’ Such, Augusta Wind, Psyberia, Meh Dafok, Lady Monrose, Divaartist, Muz’Emma and Zaya, Bar Notre Dame Des Quilles
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Crystal Starz, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Lara: Hommage à Lara Fabian with Ciatha Night, Bar Le Cocktail
Sunday, October 15
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Jessie Précieuse, Marla Deer and Eva Moist, Cabaret Mado
Tuesday, October 17
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
👑 Under Kingstruction presents Hallo-Queer with Infernal Desires, Bar Le Cocktail
Wednesday, October 18
👑 Les Golden Girls with Tracy Trash, Lana Dalida, Marla Deer and Prudence, Cabaret Mado
👑 Lulu’s Spooks for Diva with Lulu Shade, Dupre Latour, Miss Behave, Val The Freak and Woody Fungi, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Drag Race Brazil viewing party with Muz’Emma, District Video Lounge
Thursday, October 19
👑 Les Folies Draglesques with Miami Minx, Uma Gahd, Aizysse Baga, Bonbon Bombay, Celesta O’Lee, Eldritch Mor and Selma Gahd, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Friday, October 20
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Saturday, October 21
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Emma Déjavu, Bar Le Cocktail
Sunday, October 22
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Sasha Baga, Lady Boom Boom and Bobépine, Cabaret Mado
👑 Sally-D nu-D with Sally-D, Bar Le Cocktail
Monday, October 23
👑 Derek Wood presents Tim Burton with Uma Gahd, Demone Lastrange, Lana Dalida, Blueberry Moore and Roxy, Cabaret Mado
Tuesday, October 24
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
Wednesday, October 25
👑 Sashalicious with Sasha Baga, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drag Race Brazil viewing party with Muz’Emma, District Video Lounge
Thursday, October 26
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Friday, October 27
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Saturday, October 28
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Ciatha Night, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Rendez-vous de la drag with Rita Baga, La Big Bertha, Ra’jah O’Hara, Michel Dorion, Uma Gahd and more, Palais des congrès de Montréal
Sunday, October 29
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Cabaret Mado
👑 Rendez-vous de la drag with Rita Baga, La Big Bertha, Ra’jah O’Hara, Michel Dorion, Uma Gahd and more, Palais des congrès de Montréal
Monday, October 30
👑 Filles de peur: Volume 2 with Aizysse Baga, Lady Boom Boom, Kiara and La Freak du Show, Cabaret Mado
Tuesday, October 31
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
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Who’s hungry? @selmagahd and @umagahd are bringing their Divine Drag Brunch to Robin des Bois! A monthly drag brunch for the whole family. Delicious food and fun shenanigans with Uma Gahd, Selma Gahd and a special guest every month. This is a lip sync show with comedy, heart and feel-good vibes. The show is all-ages. Kids and adults alike are encouraged to stand up, dance, and sing along! It's $5 to reserve your spot. The show is by donation (bring cash to tip). Le Robin des Bois is a non-profit restaurant that gives back to the community. Join us in the heart of Parc LaFontaine. Next edition is Saturday June 11 at noon. Tickets: houseofgahd.com #2algbtq #drag #dragqueen #dragbrunch #pridemonth #mtlmoments #lgbttravel (at Montreal, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeoFhr4rO6E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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OMG it’s Uma Gahd!
If you’ve seen drag in Montréal, you’ve either seen Uma Gahd on-stage or heard her applauding from the sidelines. A cornerstone in the city’s queer arts scene on several fronts–performer, organizer, mother–Uma Gahd recently celebrated 7 years in drag, a milestone worth commemorating and celebrating. We asked her a few questions about life and drag in Montréal, and much like with her perfected makeup and looks, she covered every angle.
01. Happy lucky number 7! How has your drag changed and evolved in the past 7 years? Could you give us a short timeline of your upbringing and growth as a drag artist? How does Montréal influence your drag and how does the city foster and support its drag artists?
I originally had no intention of ever doing drag. After moving to Montreal from a very tiny village, I started dancing for Jimmy Moore, local drag queen and celebrity impersonator, and while I had a newfound respect for the art and business of drag, I still didn’t want to do it. Some time later, I appeared in the Mainline Theatre production of The Rocky Horror Show, as Rocky. The person playing Frank N Furter, drag queen Connie Lingua, ended up becoming a good friend, who invited me to start doing drag in the context of a Fringe Festival play that we would write. Doing drag as a character piece, in a limited run, was more enticing to me, “You can do 9 shows and then quit!”. The show was called Laureen: Queen of the Tundra, and it was a hit… and I haven’t stopped doing drag ever since.
At the time, there wasn’t an underground, alternative, or anglophone drag scene here in Montreal. So, using our contacts in queer-friendly spaces like Café Cléopatre, Notre Dame des Quilles, and at events like POMPe, our drag theatre troupe (formerly called House of Laureen, now called House of Gahd) forged spaces for ourselves and built up a fantastic following in the queer, drag, and theatre worlds.
I eventually broke through into the Village, especially at Bar Le Cocktail, by doing multiple competitions and hosting Drag Race screenings. But, I still hold a really special place in my heart for underground and DIY drag, so while I spend a lot of nights working the stages in the Village, I still produce and celebrate a lot of queer culture happening all over the city. Now I help produce several monthly shows (Church, my congregation of queers and weirdos to lift each other up, and Coven, our underground weirdo drag show celebrating horror, punk, and weirdo power), as well as regular appearances in the Just For Laughs festival, Montreal Fringe, Comiccon, Otakuthon, and the international Bagel Burlesque Festival.
These festivals and spaces have heavily influenced my drag. Because we have actual drag CABARETS in Montreal, it means that people come to sit down and actually watch our drag, as opposed to a drag show happening in the periphery of a nightclub or bar. With these attentive audiences, we get to create drag art that can explore a message, can be campy and theatrical, and can be conceptual. Montreal is known all over the world for the calibre of its drag artists, especially our theatrical campy drag, which happens to be my speciality. Uma, as a character, is everybody’s favourite unofficial auntie. A cartoon woman who, when you run away from home, you come to stay at her place. Positive, kooky (and sometimes magical and spooky), Uma is comedic, caring, political, and weird.
02. More broadly, how has Montréal’s drag scene changed and evolved in that time? Where do you see it heading? What does Montréal do better than other cities, and what do you see as under-represented drag-wise in our city?
In the time that I’ve been doing drag, one of the biggest changes that I’ve seen is the proliferation of underground and anglophone drag. When I started, I faced a lot of push-back because my drag was seen as too strange, political, or “too anglo” to be accessible to the average audience on a regular Saturday night at the cabaret. So, my drag family and I made our own spaces. For a long time, people looked down on us for that, or weren’t even aware that there was drag happening outside of one or two bars in the Village. Now, drags from all over the city are realizing the opportunities that events like Coven, Unikorn, and Glitter Bomb (just to name a few) provide for us as multifaceted artists! The underground scene is held up by weirdos and people who don’t speak French as a first language, but there is space for everyone – and as these underground artists flourish, their talent can’t be denied and they find more stage time on the more mainstream stages. It wasn’t like that when I started, and I am thrilled to see the scene expand and diversify!
As I mentioned before, Montreal does camp and theatricality better than a lot of other cities. We are blessed to have spaces that allow us to perfect that kind of art. But, I think that something we will come to be known for is our drag kings (people who perform drag in a masculine presentation). We have some of the most talented kings in the country! Kings like Hercusleaze (of OutTV’s Call Me Mother), my drag son Charli Deville, or fellow thespian drag artists like Rock Biere and RV Métal are all changing the drag scene and showing the entire world that drag kings are not only “valid” but they are kick-ass performers that deserve just as much stage time as any queen.
The drag scene in Montreal is diversifying in so many interesting ways; whether it be with more women doing drag (if any kind of gender expression), the strong appreciation we are building for non-binary and creature drag, and so much more. But we struggle, like so many drag scenes in North America do, with racial diversity. So, I’m hoping that in the years to come, we see a boom in performers of colour that will enrich our scene immensely, and bring a cultural history and a point of view that we so sorely need in the world of drag. Black culture, such as the vogue Ballroom scene, have such strong influences on drag culture that we are doing ourselves a disservice by not pushing for more racial inclusivity on all levels.
03. Uma Gahd has links with several scenes in Montréal, both as a headliner at storied institutions like Bar Le Cocktail, a splatter queen with the House of Gahd, and an online queen with your tireless appearances throughout the pandemic on zoom and other streaming platforms. Girl, you multifaceted. How do you keep yourself so visible across all of these platforms?
Firstly, I’m a Sagittarius. I like to talk a lot, and I like when people notice me. Being on multiple platforms is as much for me as it is for my audience! No one platform can contain the multitudes of silly things I need to say and do!
But a lot of the credit there needs to go to my drag sister (and my out-of-drag husband) Selma Gahd. She is the Mistress of Business, and the brains behind so many of the key decisions that the House of Gahd makes. She knows how to write a comprehensive contract, how to commit to a deadline, how to network, and how to save a struggling situation at the drop of a hat. In 2019, coming back from a month-long residency in Puerto Vallarta where I performed my one-woman show, Are You There Margaret? It’s Me, Gahd., we already had three gigs lined up the following week, one of which was a self-produced Drag Brunch. While we performed the brunch, the lockdown was enacted, and the restaurant had to lock the doors while we finished the show. By the end of the next day, we already had a small studio space set up in our tiny apartment to start streaming Drag Race watch-alongs online, and throughout the entire experience Selma was behind the scenes learning about new platforms and tech, improving not only our experience, but our audience’s as well. So, I’m able to do everything I do because I have support. I paint my face, but Selma gets me to my gigs on time. I write my silly little tweets, but Selma edits my photos. I film and edit my TikToks, but Selma helps to write and direct my plays. Teamwork makes the dream work!
04. You’re not just a local drag hero, but also a mother. Tell us about your drag family and your proudest moments as a drag mom.
For those who don’t know, when a drag artists says they are a “mother/father/parent”, we usually aren’t referring to biological children. We often mean the members of our “drag family”, which is a very special chosen family that expresses itself differently from family to family. So, I have three drag sons (Biggs O’Toole, Charli Deville, and Slick Hardwood), all three are the last three winners of the King of Kingz drag competition here in Montreal. I fell in love with their performances in the competition and offered to, as we say, “adopt” them. For me, this means that I endorse them and their art in our community which can give them a leg up in some situations. I keep them at the top of my list when I do bookings or give referrals. We help each other create art, and we try to be there for each other in a personal way as well. Obviously, I’m very proud of each of them for being crowned King of Kingz, but also seeing them, especially Charli Deville, work so tirelessly to break the glass ceiling in our community regarding kings. Charli is a title holder and has produced the only drag king cabaret show in the city, called Manspread, as well as performed on the biggest stages in this city, including the Drag Race Allstars show during Fierté! My sons are brilliant performers and passionate people that I hold so much respect and admiration for.
05. What are your 5 Montréal must-sees you’d suggest to visiting drag artists?
1 . Church, my monthly show where I gather the most uplifting and energizing drag artists of all styles from this city and beyond, deliver a sermon (and a slideshow!), and generally celebrate queerness, drag, and our community with concept numbers, comedy, and a lot of heart. Monthly, at Bar Le Cocktail.
2 . Coven, Selma Gahd’s monthly drag cabaret. We find the freakiest, weirdest, wildest creatures and give them free range to express themselves as terrifyingly or messily as they want! It’s a show with elements of community, horror, filth, glamour, comedy, oddities, and magical power all wrapped up in a drag sensibility and sprinkled with punk rock attitudes! Monthly, at The Diving Bell Social Club.
3 . Manspread, the only drag king cabaret in the city. Produced and hosted by Charli Deville, this show lifts up some of the most overlooked artists in our field. Full of kings and creatures, the show has everything from romance and sex, to politics, rock and roll, comedy, and a very well-developed sense of self-worth (because every king should be get to experience male privilege!) Monthly, check Charli’s socials for upcoming dates and locations.
4 . Mythos Cabaret, a drag cabaret hosted and produced by Hercusleaze, where drag artists get to explore uncommon drag talents such as live singing, circus arts, standup comedy or improv, and theatre! Bi-monthly, at the Diving Bell Social Club.
5 . Bareoke, which is exactly what it sounds like. Putting one of the exceptionally rare montreal nudity licences to good use, Bareoke is a strip-karaoke party that will blow your mind! With a wild and raucous audience, the space celebrates all bodies, sexualities, and singing abilities! No one is expected to show skin, but they are encouraged to show as much as they want, and while looky-lous aren’t disallowed most people get swept up in the moment and maybe loosen a neck tie at least! With a new and evolving schedule, you can attend at Café Cléopatre.
FOLLOW UMA GAHD:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UmaGahd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umagahd/
Webpage: https://withkoji.com/@HouseOfGahd
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House of Baga Represent! An interview with Rita Baga
You’ve been doing Rita Baga since 2007?
Yes. 11 years of fabulousness.
And where did that start?
Here at Mado. I was hired first as a club kid with Marla (Deer) and Celinda and we were called the Three Stooges. And we were just paid to drink and party.
And how has that changed? You don’t get paid to drink and party anymore?
Yeah, a bit. But I have to perform now. Hard times.
How did you move from being a club kid to a drag queen?
I took time. First, well, I’ve been a club kid for like two years without really performing, it was really just doing maybe one show every three months on average. And for a birthday party I was performing and Mado saw me and said, oh you’re good on stage,’ and gave me bookings. It started that way.
Who did you look up to as a club kid?
Leigh Bowery. Even though I didn’t know his name when I was doing it. But I know it now. It’s really the inspiration. And Boy George a bit too. All the classics. But at that time there was no internet, really. It was 2007 and taking like three hours to have only access to a page like Google. So basically pictures from the magazines and I’ve been travelling a lot since I was a kid, so I’ve seen things around the world. And I was impressed by several things in New York City art museums. My father is a big pop art fan and at his house he has several pieces of Andy Warhol, real and fake, so that kind of image has always been an inspiration to me because it has always been a part of my life. Flashy colours and stuff like this. Marilyn.
When you were looking up things like Leigh Bowery before the internet, what other sources did you find?
I was reading a lot of magazines because my first job was at the Couche-Tard, and I was working the night shift so the only thing I had to do was press the gas button when there was customers and half of the time I was reading all the magazines. All the fashion magazines. I had three art courses, so I had to read a lot of books to find inspirations and I did that between 15 and 18 years old and that’s how I found my art identity.
What is it like for you when you meet young queens and they have such easy access to everything and they didn’t have to crawl through all of the dirt to find the diamonds?
I have mixed feelings because first, it’s so easy for them to have access to this kind of information now – and even to have access to everything. Because even when I started to wear fake lashes there was only like two stores in Montréal that had big lashes. And now if you want any kind of lashes you can order it from the internet. And same thing for wigs. If you wanted to have a green wig, there was one place and they had two wigs in stock so you had to fight with your colleagues to make sure you were the first one to have it. But now I’m also living with that reality, so at first I was like, not offended, but kind of jealous that I had to start at that time. But they don’t know what it was like 10 years ago when it was like the golden age. And there was no Grindr, everyone was going out just to meet and to have sex with different partners. So it’s a different time, but I’m glad that I’ve lived in this time too.
How does this easy access to things affect the transfer of information between generations? Are you a mother to a lot of queens?
I only have two drag daughters but I have plenty of children. With the dancers here at club Mado, I call them all my kids. House of Baga represent! But now I feel like there’s a gap between the generation before me and the generation right after me, because I’m kind of in the middle. There’s six or seven queens still doing it from my time. And now since five or six years there’s like 40 queens. There was an explosion. Everybody wants to do drag now.
How does a scene like the Montréal scene – it’s a very active scene, it’s a big family and it’s crossing over a lot because you in particular are hosting these big drag superstar shows with big famous queens from TV – co-exist with the other drag scene from RuPaul’s Drag Race?
Every time I’ve worked with the queens from Drag Race they were all really kind with us because I think they know what’s drag before being famous. They just know that we’re doing the same job that they’re doing. There’s always a clash in the audience when we mix local queens with queens from Drag Race because just, for example, last summer I hosted the Drag Superstars show (at Parc LaFontaine) with a fellow Montréal queen and she was doing a big number with eight dancers and the choreo was so tight and she had her moment. It was fabulous, everybody was screaming, but then right after there was a queen – I can’t remember who it was – but she did a regular number, she was all by herself, and the people were screaming so loud and I was like, ‘oh my god, she didn’t do a thing.’ So I’m just wondering if for them it changes stuff. Are they becoming lazy because they don’t have to do much now? I’ll ask that question next show. But I’m glad that we have this chance to perform with them because it’s bringing a lot of people.
The reaction you had last summer on that stage was amazing.
Yes. And I’m grateful.
You’re also the events coordinator with Pride …
The Queen Supreme.
So, because you’re also an artist, how do you think having an artist coordinate those events has made Pride Montréal something special?
I know that there are a bunch of Pride organizers who are also doing art stuff in different ways. And I think that has it comes to coordinate artists and just having access to stuff in the backstage, it’s easier because we understand what we need backstage. Or just to set a proper time to rehearse and stuff like that, it’s easier. But I think I’m bringing my artistic point of view to the table and I’ve been there for five years now. Already! And I think it’s a growing organization, we’re all growing together and it’s always growing like this from the beginning. So it’s challenging – we don’t want to do the same thing every year, every edition. So we’re trying to listen a lot to what the communities have to say. For now it seems to work.
Can you describe for me your experience just how Montréal has changed in the last 11 years you’ve been doing drag?
The gay village has changed so much in the past 10 years. 12 years ago it was my first experience in a gay village and I was shocked. There was people kissing everywhere and they were partying, and I was under the impression that people were partying all of the time. But now I’ve found that it’s more of a touristic place. The function seems to have changed now. It was a resistant place from the start, but now it’s still a place to mingle and to find friends but it’s mostly different venues to go if you want to have fun. It doesn’t matter your sexual orientation or gender identity. It’s just a place to have fun now. Just here at Mado, on the weekend, we have so many straight people in the audience. It’s like more than half of the audience is straight, so it’s changed a lot. When I first started to work here there were only LGBTQ friends in the place and two or three lost straight boys. Times have changed. It’s more the opposite now.
Do you think that the Village serves less of a political purpose now?
Yeah but if ever something happens in the world, it’s still a place where people want to come. It’s still a safe place for most of the LGBTQ community.
I remember after Orlando coming to the streets here.
It’s weird because if nothing’s happened, it’s like, ‘I’m not sure that I need to go out in the Village now to meet people, but I’ll go if there’s a show that I want to see.’ But if something happens, it’s like, ‘We need to be together in the Village.’
How does the world of the Village interact and work with the more underground scenes in Montréal like at venues like Never Apart or Notre-Dame des Quilles? Do those worlds interact?
More now than when I first started for sure. Now we have since 3 years, we have a Gala de Drag, an annual drag gala. And for the first time it was a mixed event with Cabaret Mado and Cocktail Bar, but I spoke with Uma (Gahd) and she wanted us to try to integrate the other venues outside the Village for next year. Not only the Café Cleopatra, but plenty of other venues showcasing drag queens and LGBTQ talent. So it’s a discussion that we never had before, so I’m guessing there’s some changes. Also the voguing community of Montréal, and just the competition last week for Mx. Fierté Montréal, we had Johnny Deville and Coco who is part of the voguing community. But I don’t know if you have noticed that there was a merge in the audience, and it was rare. I was thinking, ‘I’m seeing people here that I’ve seen at the vogue balls. I’ve never seen them here before.’ So that was cool.
The history of the two scenes goes together, so it makes sense.
You know, I used to feel like it was two separate worlds, but now it’s merging again.
Can you tell us about Mx. Fierté?
We have 53 drag queens from Montréal and Québec. We have 75 in total in the drag community so it’s more than three out of four, and each week we have between four and six cunt-estants. That’s my favourite word. Cunt-estant. And the jobs choose one at the end and the audience as well. This runs 11 weeks and we have two semi-finals.
And what happens to Mx. Fierté?
She, he, they win $2,000.00 and that person will have their own special float in the parade and will lead the T-Dance final closing number with another $2,000.00 budget. There’s also extra prizes – clothing, wigs, and a huge gift basket. There’s about $5,000.00 of prizes.
Can you go back and tell me a little bit about the club kid scene in Montréal? And do you have pictures of you from this period that we can publish on the internet?
I was so ugly. You’ll laugh. I’ll show you one and you’ll laugh.
What was that world like?
It was fearless, I think. Because now I feel like people are really aware of what a drag queen should look like. They’re watching Drag Race, they know all about drag queens. But 12 years ago it was like they just wanted to see a boy wearing a wig. That was all. We were so ugly. We were wearing stuff that we made completely drunk the day before. But it was fun. We were doing everything – it was horrible but it was fun. People were just wanting to have fun and now it seems harder to have fun, but people are so obsessed with their telephone. When I host, I’m like, ‘Can you just put your telephone in your pocket? Please?’
Unless they’re Instagramming you and hash-tagging #RitaBaga.
Unless. But it was not like this 12 years ago. People were more free. Even more sexual. Because now it’s so different. People are so secretive. They have their own secret lives. But it’s still a good time to live. 50 years ago it was another time. But I’m glad that I had the chance to start as a drag 12 years ago. Because I’m just 30 years old, but when I’m talking to my friends who are the same age who started drag at the same time, we’re like, ‘oh, do you remember when it was full of people drunk and smoking cigarettes in the bar?’ And it’s like, ‘fuck yeah! That was so good!’ And now people are so prudish and like, ‘You’re so polished! I know drag! I watch Drag Race!’
Can you tell me some of the people in Montréal that you’re excited about? Young queens or other performers?
I think Uma Gahd is one queen that we have to watch in the years to come. I love Tranna Wintour too, and every time I meet her I’m like, ‘I love you.’ Every time she performs I’m performing here. Every single time. The only time that we were performing at the same time at the same place was a Never Apart party, but I was only there for 30 minutes. I love an emerging artist called Jade Above. I love his music.
Tell us about the Drag Superstars show at the Casino Montréal on March 2.
I’m very excited because two years ago I set a goal of wanting to do a show at the Casino Montréal and it’s really a dream coming true. I’m excited. It’s a drag show and I’ll try my best to meet the girls because at the other show I was so stressed trying to change outfits between every song and I just missed the entire crew. I saw them only at the end to say, ‘you were amazing!’ But I had a talk with Sasha (Velour) because she needed a ride back and she’s really nice.
How did you pick the queens for this event?
I wanted to have a different lineup than what people are used to. I know that a lot of people love Ongina, but I don’t know why here in Canada she’s never booked. She has plenty of gigs in the US but here it’s more rare.
Is it her first time here?
It’s her first time in Montréal. She has performed in Vancouver, I think. And every time they’re touring they’re bringing half of the latest season and fan favourites. But I mean Ongina is a fan favourite. And I wanted to bring Pearl because we have tried to book Pearl two years ago and she cancelled the day before the performance. Same thing for Shea Coulée, so people were angry. ‘I want to see my queen!’ We’re listening. I’m excited and it’s going to be a fun night and we have a whole program for the night. There’s a show but after that there’s an after party and there’s six additional queens from Montréal joining the lineup and performing as surprise guests. It’s going to be very fun. Time to let loose! And now I’m kicking you out to tuck my junk.
Photos by Eva Blue.
Interview by Mark Andrew Hamilton.
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