Gay & Lesbian

The Maison de la France official tourism body has recently published a Gay Friendly Guide to France. 

• Click here for the online version of the Gay Friendly France Guide

Gay Events and Venues in France

• Collectif Lesbian & Gay Pride Rennes (French)
  Website with many contacts and links for Gay groups and places in the Rennes region.
• Les Gays Randonneurs Nantais, Loire Atlantique Gay friendly walks in the region (French)
• Escapades Gay support/action group in Brest, with regular meetings and debates (website in English)
  At: 7 rue de la 2ème , 29200 Brest 
  Tel: 02 98 46 12 78

GayVox.com is a comprehensive French-language guide to gay resources and events in France. It provides contacts, reviews and regional directories of gay venues as well as a gay Events calendar. 
Gai Pied is an affiliated print publication. 

• GayVox.com

Lesbia is a monthly magazine in French with news, reviews and classifieds for lesbians. Available at newsstands.

Gay & Lesbian Travel in France

• Travels with Friends is a gay and lesbian friendly web travel planners for Europe. Website includes information on destinations and packages in France.
• Spartacus International Gay Guidebook for gay travel and tourism in Europe and France.
• The Gay Provence: Gay friendly venues and holiday destinations - particularly in the Provence region. Organise trips, tours and visits catering to all interests - sports, arts, history, nature - in the greater area of Provence. Accommodation in gay and gay-friendly homes. All booking and planning can be made in English. Member of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA).

Gay & Lesbian Support Groups in France

Most gay, lesbian, bi and transsexual associations, social clubs and support groups are based in Paris. Many are multi-lingual.

• Centre Gai et Lesbienne 
  CGL Paris, 3 rue Keller, BP 255, 75524 Paris Cedex 11
  Tel: 01 43 57 21 47 
  e-mail 
  Website with many links to gay and lesbian organisations (French)
  Open Monday to Saturday 16:00 to 20:00
• SOS Ecoute Gay 
  Tel: 01 44 93 01 02 (evenings, French)
• SOS Homophobie (legal counsel for victims of homophobia) 
  Tel: 01 48 06 42 41 (French)
• FAACTS (Free Anglo-American Counselling Treatment Support)
  HIV and AIDS support group holds regular meetings at the American Church, quai d'Orsay, Paris. 
  Website 
• Association des Médecins Gais 
  Advice and information on AIDS 
  Tel: 01 48 05 81 71

Same Sex Marriage in France

French law does not accept same sex marriage, however the National Assembly passed a gay-inclusive domestic-partnership law in October 1999, which affords some of the legal benefits of traditional marriage: the Pacte Civile de Solidarité (PaCS).