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French Riviera Local Reference INFOrmation

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Gay & Lesbian Information for France and the French Riviera

Information on groups, social clubs and links for gay men and women on the French Riviera and in Monaco.

The French Government Tourist office has 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: 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 Travel France is a website catering specifically to gay and lesbian friendly holidaymakers in France, particularly travel to the French Riviera, Loire Valley, Paris and Provence

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) or 08 10 10 81 35
Website
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
Help and information line run by gay doctors
Tel: 01 48 05 81 71

Gay & Lesbian on the Côte d'Azur

NiceGay is a website for the gay community on the French Riviera with information on sport, health and associations in the region.

Cannes-France.com has information on gay and gay-friendly bars, clubs, beaches, shops and other resources: Click here

Gay & Lesbian Associations

There are several French-language gay and lesbian associations on the Côte d'Azur.

Rimbaud 06: Association for young gays, lesbians and bisexuals.

At: 643 route d’Aspremont, 06670 Castagniers
Tel: 06 13 02 95 44
Website (in French)

Association Gay et Lesbienne Azuréenne d'Expression - AGLAE: Promotes gay culture and organises events for the gay community. They also have a directory of gay friendly bars, hotels, businesses and services.

e-mail
Website (in French)

David et Jonathan: Christian association for gays and lesbians.

At: 55 rue Auguste Gal, 06300 Nice
Tel: 04 93 31 57 27
Website (in French)

La Baraque Rose: Association for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and gay-friendly people in Nice. Its aim is to fight against homophobia and fights for the integration of the gay community within society.

e-mail
Website

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).