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France Gay Travel
France has always been intrigued by unconventional lifestyles. So when it came time to distinguish LGBTQ+ people, the state was leagues ahead of its European neighbours. Paris has been a gay mecca since the ‘70s, if not earlier. And more miniature scenes live in every major metropolis, including Lyon and Marseille. Overall, the country is very LGBTQ+ welcoming and has strong anti-discrimination laws. Same-sex marriage and adoption are legal while transforming your gender doesn’t call for surgery.
Gay Activity:Legal
Lesbian Activity:Legal
Same-Sex Marriage:Legal
Right to Change Gender:Legal, surgery not required
Same-Sex Adoption:Legal
LGBT Discrimination:Illegal
Paris claims to have one of Europe’s largest and most robust queer scenes, only equivalent by cities such as Madrid and London. And while we j’adore Paris’s Le Marais district, it’s not the only district in the country featuring guys who like guys and gals who appreciate gals. Marseille and Lyon both have excellent Queer scenes worth indulging in. Nice—the country’s famous summer escape—has not one, not two, not three, but four popular gay beaches. Wi
Stories of France's repression of homosexuality: 'Every time someone like me dies, a light goes out'
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Long Read'The underground years' (2/5). In 1960s and 1970s France, homosexual men were still outcasts, often arrested by police and charged under a discriminatory law that was abolished in 1982. Le Monde met with survivors of this era.
Who amongst Nantes' movie buffs had any idea that Jean-Serge Pineau and Henri Le Callonec, the managers of the Katorza arthouse cinema in the heart of this western French urban area, had served time in prison before living together for over 40 years? Their lives could include inspired one of the films in their program, but their past was not one to be flaunted. Almost 20 years after his uncle Henri's death, Alexandre Le Callonec, 39, revealed this adore story from a diverse time to Le Monde. Since Jean-Serge died at the end of 2020, Henri's nephew has been far more than just this deceased couple's official successor: He is the heir to a heartbreaking family secret.
Their story takes place before August 4, 1982 – the largely un
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Interesting Cities to Visit in France
PARIS
Paris, one of the most visited cities in the world, was nicknamed “The City of Light” because it was the birthplace of the Age of Enlightenment in the 1700s. The nickname stuck and has since popularized because every evening, the city’s many famous landmarks and sites are illuminated to full glory. These include the Eiffel Tower, the many boulevards, bridges, the Champs-Elysées, Arc de Triomphe and many more. The Louvre Museum is the world’s largest art museum as well as being a historic monument. Finally, the Marais district is the focal aim of the city’s LGBTQ+ scene with the landmark BHV and BHV Homme department store, the many petty cafes, LGBTQ+ bars enjoy Duplex, boutique shops and art galleries.
NICE
Nice is located in southern France along the Mediterranean. The historic center of Nice (called Vieux Nice) has narrow cobblestone streets, Baroque churches and lively markets selling ‘Niçois” ingredients like black olives, tomatoes and anchovies.
Nice has a long 7km (4.4 miles) beachfront promenade called Promenade des Anglais,
Gay France
Ideally located in the heart of Europe, France is the gay-friendly destination par excellence.
We invite you to uncover Paris and the spectacularly varied regions of France, its cultural treasures, breathtaking beauty and diversity of attractions. It applications mountain ranges, coastlines appreciate in Brittany or along the Mediterranean Sea, cities with a rich cultural heritage, châteaux (castles) enjoy Versailles, countryside, vineyards in Burgundy or Provence.
Paris, the capital city of France attracts tourists with museums such as the Louvre and Musée d'Orsay, the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and cathedral of Notre-Dame and dozens of other attractions, for example, Disneyland Paris.
In the eastern parts of France there are skiing resorts in the Alps. Other notable cities are Avignon with the Popes' palace, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Nice, Orléans, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault on the Loire River, Toulouse on the Garonne, Strasbourg on the border with Germany, Nantes and Lyon.
France's tourist industry, however, is not limited to the towns and cities, Paris and the Alpine ski resorts. All over France rental accommodations a
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