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 A woman who refuses to have sex with her husband should not be considered 'at fault' by courts in the event of divorce, Europe's top rights court said on Thursday, condemning France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250123/european-rights-court-faults-france-in-marital-sex-case Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:06:14 +0100 european-rights-court-faults-france-in-marital-sex-case In the wake of the Pelicot trial debate has opened up in France about a change to sex education offered in schools - but at present only 15 percent of pupils get any sex ed at all, despite a 2001 law making it compulsory, as Clara Pierné reports. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241224/explained-why-sex-and-relationship-education-is-so-lacking-in-french-schools Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:49:53 +0100 explained-why-sex-and-relationship-education-is-so-lacking-in-french-schools As the mass rape trial in Mazan, southern France, draws to a close we look at whether the sheer horror of the case - and the courage of Gisèle Pelicot - will lead to lasting changes in French law and society. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241219/analysis-will-the-pelicot-rape-trial-lead-to-lasting-change-in-france Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:38:58 +0100 analysis-will-the-pelicot-rape-trial-lead-to-lasting-change-in-france As the European court of human rights upholds France's laws on prostitution, here's a look at what the law says on the buying and selling of sex. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240725/explained-what-is-the-law-in-france-on-prostitution Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:47:18 +0200 explained-what-is-the-law-in-france-on-prostitution France has for many years been the European outlier when it comes to an age of consent. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210210/is-it-true-that-france-has-no-age-of-consent-for-sex Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:40:49 +0100 is-it-true-that-france-has-no-age-of-consent-for-sex One of the most enduring stereotypes about the French is that they are romantic, charming, seductive and just downright sexy. We know this label can't possibly apply to an entire nation - but where does the image come from? And how do the French themselves feel about it? https://www.thelocal.fr/20230202/where-does-the-romantic-sexy-french-stereotype-come-from Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:54:23 +0100 where-does-the-romantic-sexy-french-stereotype-come-from France's parliament adopted legislation on Thursday setting the minimum age of sexual consent at 15. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210416/france-sets-age-of-sexual-consent-at-15-in-historic-step Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:45:59 +0200 france-sets-age-of-sexual-consent-at-15-in-historic-step A case has been brought against France at the European Court of Human Rights by a woman who lost a divorce case after judges ruled against her because she refused to have sex with her husband. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210319/france-taken-to-european-court-after-divorce-ruling-that-woman-had-marital-duty-to-have-sex-with-her-husband Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:40:50 +0100 france-taken-to-european-court-after-divorce-ruling-that-woman-had-marital-duty-to-have-sex-with-her-husband Following a ruling from the French broadcasting authority that online porn sites must do more to verify the age of their customers, users in France face a range of extra checks, including the possibility of having to go to the tabac to buy a 'porn pass'. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210318/why-french-people-may-need-to-buy-a-porn-pass-at-the-tabac-to-access-online-pornography Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:58:05 +0100 why-french-people-may-need-to-buy-a-porn-pass-at-the-tabac-to-access-online-pornography French lawmakers backed a bill late on Monday setting the minimum age of sexual consent at 15. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210316/french-parliament-backs-law-to-set-age-of-consent-at-15 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:38:38 +0100 french-parliament-backs-law-to-set-age-of-consent-at-15 For most people working from home means rarely changing out of PJs and spending a lot of time on zoom calls - but respondents to one French poll said for them it's an opportunity to have more sex. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210122/french-people-having-more-sex-due-to-home-working-poll-claims Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:23:10 +0100 french-people-having-more-sex-due-to-home-working-poll-claims Paris city authorities have been fined for employing too many women in senior positions, a decision mocked as 'absurd' by mayor Anne Hidalgo on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201215/paris-fined-90k-for-having-too-many-women-in-charge Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:48:52 +0100 paris-fined-90k-for-having-too-many-women-in-charge For Anglos the French can be a delightfully mysterious bunch at the best of times, especially so when it comes to sex. Thankfully an experienced French sex columnist is on hand to answer a few questions about how to develop an 'entente cordiale' between the sheets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180607/sex-with-the-french-ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-before-you-try Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:17:20 +0200 sex-with-the-french-ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-before-you-try France's first ever sex doll brothel has been opened in Paris and it has three silicone sex dolls ready for "rent". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180130/paris-opens-doors-to-new-sex-doll-brothel Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:23:57 +0100 paris-opens-doors-to-new-sex-doll-brothel A French millionaire mayor and former MP has publicly apologized after he was caught up in a sex tape scandal with a married woman that he believes cost him re-election to the French parliament. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170626/millionaire-mayor-apologises-for-sex-tape-scandal Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:26:40 +0200 millionaire-mayor-apologises-for-sex-tape-scandal An unusual but timely survey has revealed the correlations between French people's political and sexual habits. Especially the extremists. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170420/sextremism-how-political-leanings-influence-french-peoples-sex-habits Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:34:01 +0200 sextremism-how-political-leanings-influence-french-peoples-sex-habits France's leading cardiologists are telling the French to get under the covers on Valentine's Day, and as often as possible in fact, due to the mental and physical health benefits that come with regular love-making. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170214/french-sex-heart-doctor-health-valentine-day Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:58:04 +0100 french-sex-heart-doctor-health-valentine-day Minors in France are no longer automatically banned from going to see films that include real sex scenes, as the government looks to loosen the laws around film classifications. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170209/france-to-allow-under-18s-to-watch-real-sex-scenes-at-the-movies Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:46:16 +0100 france-to-allow-under-18s-to-watch-real-sex-scenes-at-the-movies French women aren't afraid to stray, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170111/in-figures-how-unfaithful-are-french-women Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:22:02 +0100 in-figures-how-unfaithful-are-french-women The sex habits of Parisians have been laid bare in a new survey. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170104/typical-parisian-has-had-19-sexual-partners Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:21:29 +0100 typical-parisian-has-had-19-sexual-partners