All Tours: 5

Marching to Equality: The VLP Walking Tour

59 Locations ~ Curated by The Bank Street Business Improvement Area
March through the history of Ottawa's LGBT community and discover the people, places, topics and events that helped shaped our legacy. Text, images and videos featuring interviews from over 35 community leaders will guide you through LGBT…

A List Known Gay Bars

64 Locations ~ Curated by The Bank Street Business Improvement Area
Ottawa/Gatineau has had a large and thriving queer bar culture until very recently. Bars became an important place for our community to socialize, meet romantic/sexual partners and friends, and mobilize politically. When spaces that were…

Gays of Ottawa: A History

7 Locations ~ Curated by The Bank Street Business Improvement Area
Gays of Ottawa (GO) which became ALGO then ALGBO as the name reflected the realities of the diversity in the community, had a nearly 25 year history from 1971 to 1995 as a queer political, social and health services organization. Started months…

VLP Video Documentaries

17 Locations ~ Curated by The Bank Street Business Improvement Area
This is a collection of all the VLP documentaries in one easy location. Learn about Ottawa's queer history from the activists who shaped the movement.

VLP Community Heroes Portrait Gallery

40 Locations ~ Curated by The Bank Street Business Improvement Area
Walk through the Village and discover 43 icons, activists, rebels and heroes who, among many others, helped build Ottawa queer community from the ground up from the very beginning of the liberation movement on. The Village Legacy Project is proud…