Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to take part in Paris Pride, defending the rights of LGBTQ people against a backdrop of growing popularity of the far right.
The event, which began at Place d'Italie in the south of Paris and ended at Place de la Bastille in eastern Paris, where a concert will take place, brought together around 50 associations.
Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire, who leaded the march through the capital, highlighted some of the threats that the LGBTQ+ community is still facing, saying, "LGBTQIA+ venues are still being threatened, attacked, discriminated against, and subjected to violence and intimidation."
Last year, France's Assemblée Nationale unanimously voted for a bill intended to recognize and compensate homosexual people for the damage caused by discriminatory laws in force between 1942 and 1982.
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