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I'm not from Halifax and I'm not gay but I think the maritimes in general (at least the people I've met) are accepting of people no matter what their sexual orientations are.
There is no gay village in Halifax. The best dance bar in the city - Reflections, is located downtown and is the centre of gay life in the city. The closest semblance to a gay community would be along Gottigen near Falkland. This is also the worst neighbourhood in the city, for whatever that means.
I would rate Halifax as a 10 for gay acceptance, but a 5 for excitement in the gay community. Which is still better than where I'm living (London, ON), which likely rates a 5 and a 0.
Lived in Halifax for two years...probably the least gay-friendly city I've ever lived in (city that is - I'm sure some small towns are worse). The lesbian scene at least is near non-existent - if you don't do the bar (the one bar) scene, there's nothing else. Pride weekend is the highlight of the ***** year - because there is NOTHING ELSE. Walking out in public with my partner, we got stares on a daily basis and "look, lesbians" muttered by middle-aged, middle-class white women every single time we went to the mall. You couldn't pay me enough money to even visit Halifax again, let alone live there.
The word they ***'d above is Q U E E R - to rhyme with year - didn't realize it was a *** word!
I'm not gay, but I was doing the bar thing in Halifax last year and was asked if I was gay, in a not so nice way, just because I'm from Toronto.
Also met a guy at the airport that wasn't too happy with the fact that there is a black community in Halifax. Never hear that kind of talk here in Toronto.
I'm not gay, but I've lived in Halifax. I think it would rate about a 4 out of 10 - but I really couldn't say. There used to be a nude beach close to the city that was considered primarily a gay beach (btw you can't swim, the water is icy cold even in august). I think its more important that you be rich and not poor and look outwardly straight. Surprisingly, there is quite an active gay scene in PEI. You could probably survive as a gay person in Halifax.
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