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Gay & Lesbian

Poitou-Charentes links for gay men and women.

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

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. 

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).

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The main church of Thouars
The main church of Thouars
In Northern Deux Sevres, in the medieval town of Thouars

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