Landmarks & History
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Paris's historic LGBTQ+ quarter, centered on Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie and Rue des Archives in the 4th arrondissement. A dense cluster of gay bars, clubs, bookshops, and cafés makes it one of Europe's most storied queer neighborhoods.
Legendary Montmartre cabaret with a long history of glamorous drag and transgender performances, one of Paris's most storied queer entertainment venues.
Annual LGBTQ+ film festival held in Paris each autumn, one of Europe's major queer cinema events showcasing international films across genres.
One of the world's oldest lesbian and feminist film festivals, held annually in Paris and celebrating queer women's cinema since 1989.
A steel memorial in Paris by Jean-Luc Verna, unveiled in 2025, honouring gay victims of Nazi persecution and all LGBTQIA+ people persecuted through history, in the form of a star-tipped magic wand symbolizing remembrance, hope, and vigilance.
A Paris memorial to Bruno Lenoir and Jean Diot, the last men executed in France for homosexuality, in 1750.