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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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Public Opinion

Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition

Ranked #11 out of 27 countries surveyed. (Source: Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
(7%) Against
Support (74%)

Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt

Ranked #17 out of 27 countries surveyed. (Source: Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
(29%) Disagree
Agree (62%)

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors

Ranked #11 out of 79 countries surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)

Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"

(7.9%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (91.5%)

Justifiability of homosexuality

Ranked #17 out of 79 countries surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)

Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."

(18%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (51.4%)

Opinion on same-sex couples as parents

Ranked #9 out of 74 countries surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)

Question: "Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples"

(15.4%) Disagree
Agree (62.7%)

"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019)

Ranked #4 out of 34 countries surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)

Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"

(11%) No
Yes (86%)

"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)

Ranked #8 out of 39 countries surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, June, 2013)

Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"

(22%) No
Yes (77%)

Perceived Acceptance of Gay People

Ranked #15 out of 119 countries surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)

Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"

(14%) Not a good place
Good place (59%)

By The Numbers

63%
of French support gay marriage
(Ifop, 2013)
35%
of French Muslims find homosexual acts to be acceptable
(Gallup, 2009)

History

Homosexual activity in France

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Homosexual activity in France is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 25, 1791
Legal
The law of 1791 decriminalized homosexual activity, however, it does not recognize homosexuality itself.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lepoint.fr/actualites-socie…
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Same-sex marriage in France

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Same-sex marriage in France is legal.

Current status
Since May 17, 2013
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027414540&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in France

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in France is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In France, there are no laws restricting to discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in France

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Right to change legal gender in France is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Individuals can legally change their gender in France. Sex reassignment surgery is state-funded.

According to media reports, in 2010, France became the first country to remove "transsexualism" from their official list of mental illnesses.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ameli.fr/professionnels-de-…
nytimes.com/2010/02/13/worl…
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Jan 1, 1992–Sep 1, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
No surgery required since 2018. Missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT discrimination in France

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LGBT discrimination in France is illegal.

Current status
Since Dec 30, 2004
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTe…
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LGBT employment discrimination in France

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LGBT employment discrimination in France is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 31, 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga-europe.org/home/news/l…
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Nov 27, 2000–Jul 31, 2012
Sexual orientation only
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriSer…
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LGBT housing discrimination in France

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LGBT housing discrimination in France is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 6, 1989
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
senat.fr/rap/l00-275/l00-27…
adil34.org/fileadmin/Sites/…
explorimmo.com/edito/consei…
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Same-sex adoption in France

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Same-sex adoption in France is legal.

Current status
Since Apr 17, 2013
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027414540&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in France

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Homosexuals serving openly in military in France is legal.

Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
palmcenter.org/research/nat…
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Blood donations by MSMs in France

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Blood donations by MSMs in France is banned (3-month deferral).

Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
In July 2019, Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn announced that the deferral period would be reduced to four months of abstinence from 2 April 2020.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldn…
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Jun 29, 2021–Jun 30, 2021
Legal
"fin des descriminations au don du sang pour les hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec des hommes."
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
instagram.com/p/CQtg6mTrCLl/
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Nov 4, 2015–Sep 6, 2018
Banned (1-year deferral)
According to CNN. 1 year deferral since 2016. Legalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
cnn.com/2015/11/04/europe/f…
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Jan 12, 2009–Nov 4, 2015
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Indefinite deferral
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
dondusang.net/rewrite/artic…
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Conversion therapy in France

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Conversion therapy in France is not banned.

Current status
Since Sep 26, 2016
Not banned
Not criminalized. Conversion therapy ban pending. Suggested by UN LGBT rights Expert.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Equal age of consent in France

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Equal age of consent in France is equal.

Current status
Since Aug 4, 1982
Equal
The age of consent in France is 15 for both male-male, female-female, and male-female sex.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTe…
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