- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
Ranked #11 out of 27 regions surveyed. (Source: Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
(7%) Against
Support (74%)
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
Ranked #17 out of 27 regions surveyed. (Source: Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
(29%) Disagree
Agree (62%)
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #11 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(7.9%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (91.5%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #17 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(18%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (51.4%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #9 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(15.4%) Disagree
Agree (62.7%)
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) ?
Ranked #4 out of 34 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
(11%) No
Yes (86%)
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) ?
Ranked #26 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(57%) Widespread
Rare (26%)
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) ?
Ranked #7 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(11%) Disagree
Agree (85%)
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) ?
Ranked #28 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(73%) Widespread
Rare (21%)
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) ?
Ranked #5 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(19%) No
Yes (72%)
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 is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 25, 1791
Since Sep 25, 1791
Legal
The law of 1791 decriminalized homosexual activity, however, it does not recognize homosexuality itself.
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.
Right to change legal gender in France is legal, surgery not required.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in France is not legally recognized.
Current status
Since Mar 2016
Since Mar 2016
Not legally recognized
The Orleans appeals court overturned the previous decision of the lower court.
LGBT discrimination in France is illegal.
Current status
Since Dec 30, 2004
Since Dec 30, 2004
Illegal
LGBT housing discrimination in France is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 6, 1989
Since Jul 6, 1989
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Serving openly in military in France is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in France is legal.
Current status
Since Mar 16, 2022
Since Mar 16, 2022
Legal
In 2022, France removed the deferral period for gay and bi men donating blood, replacing it with a new policy that applies to all donors, regardless of sexual orientation.
Legal
"fin des descriminations au don du sang pour les hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec des hommes."
Equal age of consent in France is equal.
Current status
Since Aug 4, 1982
Since Aug 4, 1982
Equal
The age of consent in France is 15 for both male-male, female-female, and male-female sex.
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