LGBTQ+ News Memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of the Nazi regime unveiled in Paris A memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of the Nazi regime – and to all LGBTQ+ people persecuted throughout history – was unveiled in the heart of Paris on Saturday, 17 May. The monument, a massive steel star designed by French artist Jean-Luc Verna, is located in France’s capital, in public gardens close to t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBT History Month ‘The Identity Project – Paris Edition’ comes to the UK for the first time for LGBT+ History Month The Identity Project – Paris Edition, a striking photographic exhibition celebrating LGBTQ+ identities, is on display in the UK for the first time this February at Hove Hands and online at Proud Studios. The exhibition, created by Proud Studios CIC and award-winning photographer Chris Jepson, offers By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Music Together Again: Janet Jackson delivers electrifying performance in Paris ahead of UK dates Five-time GRAMMY Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Janet Jackson kicked off the eagerly anticipated European leg of her Together Again Tour in Paris last night. The global icon delivered an electrifying performance at the Accor Arena, Paris, on the first stop of her tour on the conti By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport French athlete Dimitri Pavadé comes out as gay after competing at the Paris Paralympics French athlete Dimitri Pavadé, who represented his home country at this year’s Paralympics in Paris, has come out as gay following his fourth-place finish in the men’s long jump. Pavadé, who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games, returned to the men’s long jump T64 classification final, where h By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music Paris Hilton x Infinite Icon out now Superstar Paris Hilton has kept fans of her music waiting for the longest time ever, what feels like 84 years is actually 18 years after her iconic debut album Paris was released, the former it girl has dropped her sophomore album! Loves it. The queen of self-promotion has been pulling out all the s By Dale Melita • 3 min read
News Gay hookup site Squirt.org reveals hottest summer athletes, as voted for by members Swimmers, divers, and beach volleyball players are hailed as the sexiest athletes by members of the gay hookup site Squirt.org. The sweaty sports survey, focusing on summer sports and the Paris Olympic Games, found that 24% of gay and bi men consider swimmers to have the hottest builds, followed by By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport At least 144 ‘out’ athletes to compete at Paris Olympics At least 144 publicly ‘out’ LGBTQ+ athletes will be in Paris for the 2024 Olympics, according to Outsports, the LGBTQ+ sports site. According to Outsports, the “numbers reflect growing acceptance in the sports world, especially for women athletes, despite the total of out LGBTQ+ Olympians still hove By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Trans swimmer Lia Thomas loses legal battle to compete at this year’s Olympics Trans swimmer Lia Thomas, who rose to prominence after she won the US’ highest college title back in March 2022, has lost her legal battle to compete at this year’s Olympics in Paris. Following that win, the swimming’s governing body, World Aquatics (WA), introduced rule changes that would bar anyon By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Thousands demonstrate in French cities at what they called an “offensive” against trans rights Thousands of demonstrators protested in French cities on Sunday, May 5 at what they called an “offensive” against transgender rights after lawmakers drafted a proposed bill of law that is scheduled to be debated on May 28. Activists, left-wing members of parliament, trade unionists and young people By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread Elska shares intimate images and honest stories from Gay Paris Elska Magazine, a publication dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of LGBTQ+ communities around the world, has put the spotlight on Paris for its latest issue. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Chris Jepson’s ‘The Identity Project’ goes global! Do you have LGBTQ+ friends or contacts in France? Chris need participants who can get to Paris between March 27 – 31 to come and sit for him. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Scent by Isabel Costello ..truth under our noses, we smell the complex scent of fear, the astringent sting of truth.. By Eric Page • 2 min read
