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Paris

Two crossing streets in Le Marais that have been the middle of gay Paris for thirty years, a dance hall that turns into a club, and a Pride march that moved to October this year.

Checked Sep 18, 2026Tier 1 · Free and accepted9 blocks

What’s inside

The sceneLe Marais, Arts et Metiers and Pigalle: where the boys drink, and which famous cafe has gone.
The big weekendsThe Marche des Fiertes is confirmed for October 3, and June 21 turns the whole city into a stage.
StayLe Marais to walk home, Republique for space, Pigalle for the nights that end at six.
Getting aroundThe airport ticket, the flat fare, and why your bank card will not open a metro gate.
The rulesEqual marriage since 2013, and sexual orientation written into the criminal code.
Getting inSchengen days, the biometric check that replaced the passport stamp, and the ETIAS that is not live.
SafetyThe advisory wording, 112, and the pickpockets who work the Metro and the RER.
Sexual healthBring what you take. The Checkpoint in the 2nd is free even with no French cover.
PackCobble-proof shoes, a rain layer, a bag that closes, and the transit card set up before you land.

Read before you fly

Same-sex relationships
Legal; the last discriminatory offense was repealed in 1982

Law 82-683 of August 4, 1982 repealed the second paragraph of article 331 of the criminal code, which had set a higher age of consent for same-sex acts.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: Legifrance, Loi n 82-683 du 4 aout 1982

Travel advisory
UK FCDO: terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks

The FCDO's France advice, updated August 11, 2026, warns of terrorism and of thieves and pickpockets on the Paris Metro, on RER lines and at mainline stations. It does not advise against travel to France.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: UK FCDO travel advice for France

PEP within 72 hours
Free walk-in at Hopital Fernand-Widal, or an emergency reception out of hours

The CeGIDD at Hopital Fernand-Widal, 200 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis in the 10th, takes people with no appointment on weekday afternoons and Wednesday mornings, free; outside those hours, at weekends and on holidays, its page says to go to a hospital emergency reception. Checkpoint Paris in the 2nd also starts it Monday to Saturday. Both take exposures under 48 hours old, so do not wait on the 72.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: AP-HP, CeGIDD Fernand-Widal

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