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The Top Five LGBT-Friendly Districts in Paris

For Paris, known as the 'City of Love,' surely 'Love Wins' here as well, right? After all, the French are socially liberated for the most part. It should come as no surprise that their capital city, Paris, has a more open attitude towards the LGBTQ+ people. But where exactly are they most welcomed? Although it'd be great if all 20 arrondissements were accepting of the community, that's not exactly exact now, is it? There are certain neighborhoods and districts that are simply more friendly to LGBTQ+ people than others. And among them, here are the top five that those in the community shouldn't miss!

Le Marais

The Marais district, even though it's one of the more upscale neighborhoods in Paris, has always been more open to the LGBTQ+ collective. Even more so than any other part of the city. This district, which sits between the 3rdand 4th arrondissements, has a history as a creative hub. Release of expression reigned supreme here, even when Paris was still a more conservative city. And as more and more people allowed freedom of reflection to flow in Le Marais, so did the autonomy to love who you love. Notably, the Mara

The Gay District of le Marais

WELCOME TO LE MARAIS, WELCOME TO GAY PAREE.

For the last years, a revolution has come up in the peaceful graceful and bourgeois Parisian sky. Paris which is the world’s most visited capital has become one of the world’s most gay urban area as well and the first capital to elect an openly gay mayor in March 2001, re-elected with 57% of the votes in march 2008. Then, his first hand Anne Hidalgo, became teh firts women to be elected mayore of Paris. Every year, Gay Pride Rally gathered nearly 700 000 people in the streets. In a France which is going rather conservative, Paris remains the city of freedom and tolerance. The gay district is set in the historical center known as "Le Marais". It is one of the most fashionable districts, and most high-priced to live in too. Real estate value has taken +100 % in 5 years, an average price is often 10 000 to 15 000 euros per square meter, still far below Central London Prices... It’s now The place to be and stand. With an unlock attitude to all foreign visitors, Paris has now one of the biggest gay scene in Europe with over 100 gay places to go out, hundreds of terrific gay-friendly restaurants and bars, and m

The Perfect Gay Day

Since 2018, when the city of Paris hosted the Gay Games, and the municipality supported this sporty and festive operation, the streets of the Marais district display rainbow flags everywhere. Street signs also display the colors of the gay flag and crosswalks own been transformed into rainbow crossings, only in some streets and near historical LGBT places, adv those that have survived, because they are, as in all Western capitals, less and less numerous. Sign of recognition for some or pure washing and commercial recovery for others... They have the merit of indicating that you are in a gay-friendly territory, and that's reassuring!

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9 AM. The best way to get around the Marais, if not on foot, is by bike. You can rent a bike by the time or by the week at Paris Bike Tour or exploit Velib, the municipal system, or the free-floating rental companies. Don't park just anywhere, respect the red lights and use the spaces dedicated to this apply. Paris is not yet Amsterdam and Parisians are not very careful with cyclists!

11 AM. In Paris, there is no moment for the Aperitif on the terrace, at an

As we near the termination of the alphabet season of the podcast, Q is for Queer, and here’s our insight into Gay Paris (and by gay we mean LGBTQIA+). Featured in this blog post, and the podcast episode below, is also a look at how the ever-increasing rent prices of the Marais possess changed the face of the district’s famed lgbtq+ quarter.

The podcast episode

On this week’s podcast episode is Bryan Pirolli from The Gay Locals, Boris from Le Ju’ cafe, and Nicolas Wanstok from Les Mots à la Bouche bookshop. Listen below or wherever you fetch podcasts.

But First … A Brief History of the LGBTQIA+ in France

It was at the beginning of the 19th century that Paris began to thrive as the queer capital of Europe.

France’s history has evidence of male aristocrats who were known to have had relationships with other men and some hypothesize that King Louis XIII (depicted in the sculpture pictured below) might have been gay. Critics used to call him “Louis the Chaste”, because he never had any mistresses and it took 20 years to conceive an heir.

Bryan Pirolli from The Gay Locals said on the podcast that “these accusations undercut his power – and we see the matching sorts of attempt