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LGBT housing discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from Jul 6, 1989 to now.
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LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from Nov 27, 2000 to Jul 31, 2012.
Sources: eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriSer…
jbmacluckie added an entry to France.
Equal age of consent: Equal from Aug 4, 1982 to now.
The age of consent in France is 15 for both male-male, female-female, and male-female sex.
Sources: legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTe…
jbmacluckie added an entry to France.
Blood donations by MSMs: Banned (indefinite deferral) from Jun 20, 1983 to Jul 9, 2016.
In 1983, in response to the HIV epidemic, the Directorate General of Health banned MSMs from donating blood indefinitely. This ban was reiterated in 2009.
Sources: legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/…
jbmacluckie added an entry to France.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from Dec 30, 2004 to now.
Sources: legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTe…
jbmacluckie added an entry to France.
Same-sex adoption: Legal from May 17, 2013 to now.
Same-sex couples have been legally able to adopt children since May 2013, when the same-sex marriage law took effect. The first joint adoption by a same-sex couple was announced on 18 October 2013.
Sources: legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027414540&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id
jbmacluckie added an entry to France.
Same-sex marriage: Legal from May 17, 2013 to now.
Sources: legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027414540&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id
jbmacluckie added an entry to France.
Homosexual activity: Legal from Sep 25, 1791 to now.
The law of 1791 decriminalized homosexual activity, however, it does not recognize homosexuality itself.
Sources: lepoint.fr/actualites-socie…