18 shades of gay ~ claude cormier + associés | photos © as noted

For those who were wondering WHERE is this, it’s the “Quartier Gay” at Montréal (province of Québec, in Canada)

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It’s a really cool city and I love living there ngl

I miss the gay balls… I walked under them to get my groceries for two years. I confessed to my first girlfriend while walking under them. They made me feel at home in the Village and proud to be queer.

This whole thing was installed in summer 2011. The first few years, they were all pink, but in 2017 they got updated to the rainbow version from the picture. The installation was supposed to be temporary, but everyone loved it so much that they kept putting it back every summer for nine years . In the end, Claude Cormier (the artist) asked to have it taken down so other artists could use the space.

They sold the rows of balls to the public in 2019, and my mom actually got me one! It’s one of my favorite things I own.

In case you were wondering what happens if you fall into a pitfall while scouting out a spot for your new house. Tom Nook was very distressed but no help to me at all