https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Gay Pride is just around the corner - here's a look at the details of the parade in Paris, and a glimpse at what else will be going on for the event on Saturday June 29th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190624/how-to-take-part-in-gay-pride-in-paris-this-weekend Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:56:13 +0200 how-to-take-part-in-gay-pride-in-paris-this-weekend The French capital has many nicknames, one of them being “gay Paris”. To be fair, this was in reference to the word’s original meaning of “cheerful” rather than homosexuality, but to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day we’re taking a look at just how gay-friendly “gay Paris” really is. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190426/how-gay-friendly-is-gay-paris Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:02:26 +0200 how-gay-friendly-is-gay-paris Tens of thousands of mainly young people flooded the streets of central Paris for the annual Gay Pride parade on Saturday, with plenty of exuberance but also calls to "carry on the struggle" against discrimination. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180701/tens-of-thousands-attend-paris-gay-pride-march Sun, 01 Jul 2018 04:11:10 +0200 tens-of-thousands-attend-paris-gay-pride-march A Gay Pride march in Paris Saturday has caused a row in France's far-right National Front (FN), with some student supporters backing an event decried by a party vice-chairman. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160703/gay-pride-march-sparks-french-far-right-row Sun, 03 Jul 2016 12:43:02 +0200 gay-pride-march-sparks-french-far-right-row The Orlando massacre on a gay club this month is among the reasons that police are cutting short the annual Paris gay pride parade on Saturday, much to the anger of the LGBT community. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160630/gays-in-france-upset-as-pride-parade-gets-halved Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:28:00 +0200 gays-in-france-upset-as-pride-parade-gets-halved Some 7,500 gay rights supporters and activists marched through the French port of Marseille on Saturday at the start of Europride 2013. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130721/crowds-gather-as-europride-2013-opens-in-marseille Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:04:00 +0200 crowds-gather-as-europride-2013-opens-in-marseille