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Normandy Local Reference INFOrmation

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Gay & Lesbian

Normandy links for gay men and women.

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

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).