Hey Keith!
Yes, Montreal will be having its Pride starting the week you arrive. But don't avoid it, Pride here is big (I don't like crowds either), but it had been said that our events are more convivial, human, less commercial.
I'd love to help you in your exploration.
For example : the cruising parks and the famous bathhouses.

But as we all say, if you haven't shot a load within an hour of arriving in Montreal, you're not trying!