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Anti-Gay Attacks in France Rise by 78 Percent in 2013
// WickedGayBlog.com
Though same-sex marriage came to France last year, an LGBT watchdog group says the number of reported anti-gay attacks rose in 2013 by a shocking 78 percent, French news site the Local reports.
SOS Homophobie, a group that monitors the levels of homophobia in France, says in 2013 physical anti-gay attacks occurred every two days, which is a 54 percent increase since 2012. But on the whole, reported anti-gay acts in France rose by 78 percent last year, even though the country passed a gay marriage bill. Full story here via Edge!
WGB: Do I have any readers from France than can attest to this anti-gay climate? It actually shocks me because in US we think of France as so progressive. Is it because of religious beliefs?
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