Le Stud

Coordinates: 45°31′21″N 73°33′7″W / 45.52250°N 73.55194°W / 45.52250; -73.55194
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Le Stud
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; -73.55194
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] 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.[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

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  4. ^ "Exploring Gay Montreal". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  5. from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Halferty, J. Paul. "Performing the Contruction [sic] of Queer Spaces". Academia.edu. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Gay pickup bar refuses to serve woman". Digital Journal. May 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Gay bar settles human rights complaint with woman". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

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