Gay venues
20
Country
Canada
Population
2.9M
LGBTQ+ status
Welcoming

Toronto's dedicated LGBTQ+ retail is small but real. Two shops stand out:

    • Glad Day Bookshop — The world's oldest surviving LGBTQ+ bookstore, founded in 1970. As well as books it works as a café and bar and a community hub, with regular events and readings.
    • Outer Layer (577 Queen Street West) — A colourful, queer-friendly gift and lifestyle shop that has been a Queen West fixture for years.

Beyond these, most of what you'll want is on and around Church Street in the Village, where the bars, cafés and community spaces double as places to pick things up and meet people.