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• 35 FRENCH GAY SLANG WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW
• 10 GREAT FRENCH GAY FILMS
• THIS IS HOW FRANCE’S NATNALIST PARTY IS WNG GAY SUPPORT
• GAY FRANCE

35 FRENCH GAY SLANG WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW

We also e the word homosexual to scribe a sexual, romantic or emotnal attractn to someone of the same sex: “un homosexuel”, “une homosexuelle” (short: “homo”).

A bear (slang) scrib a hairy, heavy-set (sometim mcular) gay or bisexual man: “un ours” (do pronounce the fal “s”)non-bary person: somebody who intifi as neher male nor female, or some batn of both: “une personne non-baire”, “une personne bi-genrée”. The LGBTQ+ muny: (f) “la munté LGBTQ+”sexual orientatn: (f) “l’orientatn sexuelle”homosexualy: (f) “l’homosexualé”heterosexualy: (f) “l’hétérosexualé”gay rights: (m) “l dros s homosexuels”gay marriage: (m) “le mariage gay”homoparental adoptn: (f) “l’adoptn homoparentale”misgenrg: (v) “mégenrer” or “malgenrer”genr dysphoria: a state of unease or generalized dissatisfactn wh life – Genr dysphoria is experienced by people whose genr inty do not align wh their assigned sex: (f) “la dysphorie”sex assigned at birth: (m) “le sexe assigné à la naissance”breast bdg: (v) “se banr l ses”sex reassignment surgery: (f) “une chirgie réassignatn sexuelle”ttosterone shots: (f) “s jectns ttostérone”to be the closet: to be gay but whout sayg openly: “être dans le plard”, “être secrètement homosexuel”, “ne pas révéler s préférenc / son inté sexuelle(s)”to e out: to announce publicly that you are gay: “faire son g out” be outed: when someone else divulg your sexual orientatn or inty whout your nsent: “révéler l’orientatn ou l’inté sexuelle quelqu’un ntre son gré”.

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Depuis que je suis pete, l dros s homosexuels m’ont térsée, et j’ai toujours pensé que to l typ d’amours vraient être acceptés, tant que tout le mon t nsentant. Sce I was a ltle, gay rights have been an tert of me, and I’ve always thought that all typ of lov should be accepted, as long as the all people volved are nsentg.

THIS IS HOW FRANCE’S NATNALIST PARTY IS WNG GAY SUPPORT

At that time beg gay, or even talkg about was still que a taboo France, and I admire Aznavour for takg the risk to sg about that subject and create such a betiful, sensive, rpectful and lovg song, pecially sce he was not gay himself. I live alone wh MomIn a very old apartmentOn Sarasate StreetI have to keep my panyA turtle, two nariAnd a psytSo that mom n rtI very often do the grocery shoppgAnd the okgI clean, I wash, I swipeOcsnally I also sewOn the sewg macheWork don’t sre meI’m a b of a ratorA b of a stylistBut my real jobIt’s at nightthat I do transvteI’m an artistI have a very special showThat ends fully nakedAfter strippgAnd the showroom I n see thatMal n’t believe their eyI’m a homo Like they sayAround 3AMWe go out to eat among iendsOf every genrIn a random barAnd there, we have a blastAnd whout any plexWe gossip the tthAbout people we n’t standWe stone themBut we do wh humorWrapped punsWet wh acidWe meet stupid peopleWho to amaze their tableWalk and waveMimickg what they thk is Coverg themselv, the poor foolsWh ridiculeThey gture and speak loudThey act like divas, tenorsOf stupidyAs for me, their bad jok and mean wordsDon’t get to me, sce is teI am an homoLike they sayAt the time when a new day I go back to fd my routeLonelsI take off my eyelash and my hairLike an old clown sadof wearsI lay down but I don’t sleepI thk about my unhappy lovSo ludicroAbout this boy handsome as a godWho did nothg yet sat fireTo my memoryMy mouth will never dareAdm to him my sweet secretMy tenr dramaBee the reason of all my tormentsSpends most of his timeIn women’s bedsno one tly has the rightTo blame me, to judge meAnd let me pot outThat is ed naturewho is the only rponsible ifI am an homoLike they say.

A few days before the next GayPri (June 29), Ifop published a survey on the French view of homosexualy, same-sex parentg and their gree of adherence to different LGBTPHOBES prejudic and opns.

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Conducted wh a reprentative natnal sample of 3, 000 people, this study highlights a growg acceptance of homosexualy and homosexualy society, but also the persistence of certa heterosexist stereotyp, particularly the tegori of the populatn most fluenced by MAIN LESSONS OF THE SURVEY Greater social acceptance of homosexualyA stronger tolerance towards the visibily of homosexualy the public spaceIncreasg acceptance of the prciple of homosexual parenthoodThe persistence of homophobic and transphobic clichésFrench people who react more to homophobic remarksMuch progrs has been ma acceptg homosexualy. Contrary to popular belief, the survey shows that the acceptance rate chang very ltle acrdg to age: 73% of people unr 35 accept homosexualy; 67% for those 65 and over. French people more aware of the progrs to be ma For 65% of those surveyed this year (pared to 43% 2004), the recent attacks on homosexuals prove that homophobia is still important.

30% of rponnts thk that French society is still different or even tense (42%) the face of homosexual claims for more disforts rema The prev survey revealed that LGBT muni avoid certa behavrs for fear of judgment or retaliatn: is still difficult for LGBT people to exprs their love public. In fact, 11% of rponnts say they feel unfortable the prence of oppose-sex homosexuals and 14% of the same sex, pared to 27% the prence of transgenr people. Homophobic sults such as "motherfuckers" or "homosexuals" are still very much a part of everyday life as 41% of French people e them, whether a moment of irratn wh people belongg to the homosexual muny (4%) or not (37%).