My Montreal: A Swinger's Mecca

You’re probably familiar with the cobblestoned charm of my city’s Old Port district, the delicacies of its French cuisine, or perhaps even its ebullient, vanilla nightlife. But did you know that Montreal is also a swingers’ Mecca? I don’t mean underground, exclusive house parties or sex off-premises bars – although these scenes exist here too. What I’m talking about are on-premises, fully exposed threesomes, foursomes, orgies, and gangbangs. Get the word out, people: In my hometown, having sex at a swinger’s club is legal.

A Little History

We are indebted to a man named Jean-Paul Lebaye, owner of the notorious L’Orage Club, for our community’s legal emancipation. Founded in 1996, L’Orage continues to host intimate soirées for paying members. To this day, it is reputed to be the gangbang club of choice among discerning female swingers on account of the high calibre of its male clientele.

After a seven-year court battle initiated by a police raid of L’Orage in 1998, the Supreme Court of Canada finally ruled in favour of sex clubs in 2005 on the basis that they cause society no harm. The outcome? In Canada, it was now legal to have sex at swingers’ clubs, provided that the club in question was “private,” i.e., required the purchase of a membership.

Wanna get the inside scoop on the scene in 2011? In my next two posts you will find reviews of my favourite Montreal sex clubs: L'Orage and Le Celeste.