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France:- Sarkozy still won't back gay marriage

In a wide-ranging interview with Le Figaro Magazine, French president Nicolas Sarkozy has once again stated his opposition to gay marriage.

"In these troubled times, when our society…

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Added by Tim on February 15, 2012 at 16:40 — 1 Comment

Rugby:- forget the World Cup, here's the Dieux du Stade calendar!

Even if you don't like the game, you can always...er...warm to the players. And there's little doubt that France's Dieux du Stade calendar has become the beefcake answer to Pirelli. On the cover this year is Sébastien Torresin,who…

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Added by Tim on September 15, 2011 at 19:00 — No Comments

France:- Nice wants more gay visitors - but hotel staff may not be nice enough

The perennially fashionable Cote d’Azur resort of Nice already offers a special brochure with details of gay venues and hotels, but local tourism bosses think they can do much more. So they're launching a new, much more visible campaign to make sure gay visitors realise they're welcome; the first phase of the project, called…

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Added by Tim on February 9, 2011 at 10:44 — No Comments

France:- Man sues drug company over sex and gambling addictions

Didier Jambart has Parkinson's Disease, and his lawyers are claiming in a court case that a drug he was given to treat it turned his life upside down. The married father of two from Nantes says that after he started taking GlaxoSmithKline's Requip, he "became addicted to Internet gambling, losing the family's savings and…

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Added by Tim on February 1, 2011 at 19:00 — No Comments

France:- Matthieu, Têtu's Mister Gay 2011

Matthieu, who's a hairdresser from Chateauroux, has been voted Mister Gay 2011 by the readers of French gay magazine…

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Added by Tim on December 22, 2010 at 14:30 — 2 Comments

France:- Homophobic neighbour jailed for harassing gay couple

Fiorenzo and Cristian, the gay couple in the foreground of the photo above, have had four years of hell from their next-door neighbour, ever since they moved into their home in Royan. Now, the 68 year-old, who spat at them, violently threatened them and constantly shouted homophobic abuse has been jailed for three months and fined €4,800, part of which will go to local gay rights group ADHEOS, which… Continue

Added by Tim on November 25, 2010 at 11:00 — No Comments

France:- Is banning gay marriage unconstitutional?

A legal challenge filed by a couple in Reims in September has wound its way through the system, and this week a superior court - the Court of Cassation - agreed that gay marriage "is today the subject of a broad debate within society, notably because of the evolution of morals and the recognition of same-sex marriages by the laws of several foreign countries".

They've referred the case to France's Conseil constitutionnel which will be… Continue

Added by Tim on November 17, 2010 at 12:00 — No Comments

France: Orangina commercial banned for being "too controversial"?

Orangina's advertising team, NoSite Agency have decided that this ad - part of a campaign which features humanoid animals - is just "too controversial" and apparently may not be showing it on TV (more on this at yagg.com). Whether it's the gay content, or worries… Continue

Added by Tim on June 24, 2010 at 15:00 — 3 Comments

France: - Gay Pride Lyon wants to stage nation's biggest Flash Mob

Somehow no event now is complete without a Flash Mob, and Gay Pride Lyon 2010 is no exception. They're aiming for one of the biggest in France on June 12th, and have already posted the choreography on YouTube and… Continue

Added by Tim on June 3, 2010 at 16:30 — No Comments

France:- Explore your Sensitif side

Photos by Simon Barnes are featured in the latest edition of Sensitif, which you can download free. Sensitif is a Paris-based monthly online magazine (en Français) with polished features on style, culture, nightlife and…

Added by Tim on March 18, 2010 at 12:30 — No Comments

France:- Culture Minister caught up in "sex tourism" row

Words can come back to haunt you, and it may be that France's Culture Minister, Frédéric Mitterand, is now wishing he'd phrased some parts of his 2005 autobiography more carefully. In it, he wrote candidly about he had paid for gay sex on visits to Thailand.

Though he claims that when he used the word "boys" in a broad sense, and wasn't talking… Continue

Added by Tim on October 8, 2009 at 19:30 — No Comments

France:- Muslim footballers refuse to play gay rivals

Paris Foot Gay were due to play Créteil Bébel in a match on Sunday, as part of a local championship organised by the Commission Football Loisirs (CFL). The day before, Créteil Bébel, which is a team made up of practicing Muslims, sent a note explaining they couldn't go ahead with the match on grounds of principle.

As Paris Foot Gay point out, the note was courteous but clear.… Continue

Added by Tim on October 6, 2009 at 19:30 — 1 Comment

France:- Man beaten and set ablaze at cruising spot near Rouen

He's still recovering in hospital, but the 25 year-old attacked in an isolated gay cruising area near Rouen last Friday will be scarred forever by his experience. Among other injuries, he suffered 30% burns, and doctors had to put him into an artificially-induced coma.

At about 10.00 pm, he was approached by three men, verbally-abused, beaten and then doused with petrol. His attackers set fire to him and his car and then left. The man lay in agony in the…

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Added by Tim on September 30, 2009 at 16:00 — No Comments

France:- "Kiss-In" against homophobia held in 14 cities

Gay men and lesbians have been taking part in a succession of nationwide "kiss-in" protests against homophobia against homophobia, and this weekend's was just the… Continue

Added by Tim on September 26, 2009 at 20:00 — No Comments

France:- TF1's "My Unbelievable Gay Fiancé" hits the small screen

France's most popular commercial TV channel, TF1, tonight launches a new reality show called Mon Incroyable Fiancé, in which two contestants have to pass themselves off as gay and in love in order to win 100,000 €. As tetu.com remarks, it remains to be seen… Continue

Added by Tim on July 28, 2009 at 15:00 — No Comments

France:- Vatican rejects ambassador because he's gay

When countries appoint ambassadors to The Vatican, the appointments are at the pleasure of the Pope. France's nomination of seasoned diplomat Jean-Loup Kuhn-Delforge is apparently not going down well with the pontiff and his team, reputedly because he's an openly gay man.

So it looks as though the Sarkozy government will have to look for yet another candidate. So far France has been without an official representative at The… Continue

Added by Tim on September 30, 2008 at 11:00 — 1 Comment

France:- Pierre Palmade talks about being gay and Véronique Sanson

French actor and comedian Pierre Palmade has given a lengthy interview in which he has talked openly about his homosexuality and about how much he has...er....enjoyed the gay nightlife of Paris over the years.

This isn't the first time he's talked about being gay, or about his marriage to Véronique Sanson, but what probably makes it slightly different is that the interview is in Paris Match - you can read it en français… Continue

Added by Tim on September 7, 2008 at 19:31 — No Comments