Gay pride

LGBT people in rural France can ‘feel alone’ says Pride organiser

The first rural Pride was a huge success this summer but hateful emails sent after the event shows there is more to do outside big cities

Gay conversion therapy to be banned in France

Electric shocks and other treatment to try to “convert” young homosexuals will be banned if MPs back a new law being put to parliament.

French ethics report: All women should have IVF access

The French national ethics committee has reiterated its stance in favour of extending medically-assisted reproduction to all women, including lesbians, and lifting anonymity of sperm donors in some cases.

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Stonewall is Gay Pride

Make sense of... LGBT prides and rights

As the first LGBT pride events of the year get under way, we take stock of the situation for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people in France

Paris LGBT Pride: why marches are still needed

Paris’s LGBT Pride – La Marche des Fiertés – is one of the capital’s biggest open-air events but why are such marches still relevant? We spoke to Clémence Zamora Cruz, spokeswoman for organisers Inter-LGBT.

Rouen paints the town rainbow...but authorities object

Rainbow colours have popped up on pedestrian crossings in Rouen as part of a LGBTQ campaign against homophobia, but now the town authorities say the move may contravene road rules.