Before the French revolution, 'sodomy' was a serious crime dealt in religious courts. During the revolution, religious courts were abolished and all of it's laws as well. During the revolution, being was was completely socially acceptable.
After the bohemian revolution, homosexuals were very much persecuted against.
However France was very in it's pro LGBT fights compared to the rest of the world, outlawing any discrimination on basis of sexual orientation in 1985.
In 1999, civil-partnerships were legal in France, with most rights of a opposite sex marriage.
In 2004, hate speech discriminating against sexual orientation was illegal, ironically, the first person to be prosecuted under this law was Christian Vanneste, a ma=ember of the party that brought the law into place.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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