Montreal’s Village organization hoping for LGBTQ2S+ community complex [Video]

It’s a dream that has been in the making for over 40 years for those who live in Montreal’s Village: a complex that brings community organizations, LGBTQ2S+ people and locals together under one roof.

Espace LGBTQ+ was able to buy a large empty commercial building on Ste. Catherine Street East last fall with help from the City of Montreal, provincial grants and private donors.

“The LGBTQ complex that we want to have and share is made in bonding with different organizations and thinking, intersectionality, thinking of the different needs in the community and the village,” said Espace LGBTQ+ vice-president Desiree Duchesne.

The space is in need of a lot of love and money, however.

“One of the major things why we are asking money for is to be able to have an elevator and toilets that are accessible, and having that for the community, not just a part of it, …