Gay Pride 2014: The calendar of the French marches

May 15 2014

by Bastien Bluzet

The 2014gay pride season opens on Saturday, May 17 for the Global Day Against Homophobia. The opportunity to mobilize but also to celebrate across the country. Each year more and more cities in France mobilize around this event. This year, about thirty cities should welcome processions and floats that will parade in a festive atmosphere. The biggest of them all, the Paris Gay Pride March, will be held on June 28, the day of the commemoration of the Stonewall riots, which triggered the LGBT rights movement in the United States.

Here is the complete calendar of the 2014 gay prides in France:

may 17: Angers, Caen, Dijon, Poitiers, Grenoble, Orleans
May 24: Arras, Aix en Provence,
May 31: Auxerre, Nancy
June 7: Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes
June 14: Avignon, Lyon, Metz, Nantes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tours
June 21:Biarritz
june28: Paris
July 5: Marseille, Le Mans
July 12: Montpellier
July 19: Nice

If an event has escaped our attention, don't hesitate to let us know!