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)
  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

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