Back معاملة المثليين في فرنسا Arabic ফ্রান্সে সমকামীদের অধিকার Bengali/Bangla LGBT práva ve Francii Czech Δικαιώματα ΛΟΑΤ στη Γαλλία Greek Seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöjen oikeudet Ranskassa Finnish Droits LGBT en France French זכויות להט"ב בצרפת HE Hak LGBT di Prancis ID Diritti LGBT in Francia Italian Lgbt-rechten in Frankrijk Dutch
LGBT rights in France | |
|---|---|
 Location of Metropolitan France (dark green) – in Europe (light green & dark grey) | |
| Status | Homosexuality decriminalized since 1791, age of consent (re)equalised in 1982 |
| Gender identity | Transgender people allowed to change legal gender without surgery |
| Military | LGBT people allowed to serve openly |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Civil solidarity pact since 1999 Same-sex marriage since 2013 |
| Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2013 |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in France are some of the most progressive by world standards.[1][2] Although same-sex sexual activity was a capital crime that often resulted in the death penalty during the Ancien Régime, all sodomy laws were repealed in 1791 during the French Revolution. However, a lesser-known indecent exposure law that often targeted LGBT people was introduced in 1960, before being repealed in 1980.
The age of consent for same-sex sexual activity was altered more than once before being equalised in 1982 under President François Mitterrand. After granting same-sex couples domestic partnership benefits known as the civil solidarity pact in 1999, France became the thirteenth country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage in 2013. Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity were enacted in 1985 and 2012, respectively. In 2010, France became the first country in the world to declassify gender dysphoria as a mental illness. Additionally, since 2017, transgender people have been allowed to change their legal gender without undergoing surgery or receiving any medical diagnosis.[3]
France has frequently been named one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world.[3] Recent polls have indicated that a majority of the French people support same-sex marriage and in 2013,[4] another poll indicated that 77% of the French population believed homosexuality should be accepted by society, one of the highest in the 39 countries polled.[5] Gabriel Attal, the Prime Minister of France, is one of the few openly gay heads of government in the world.[6] Paris has been named by many publications as one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world, with a thriving LGBT community and nightlife in Le Marais, Quartier Pigalle and Bois de Boulogne.[7]
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