Although same-sex sexual activity was a capital crime that often resulted in the death penalty during the Ancien Régime, all sodomy laws were repealed in 1791 during the French Revolution. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in France have been among some of the most progressive in the world. LGBT individuals and same-sex couples allowed to adopt Sexual orientation and gender identity protections ( see below)
Transgender people allowed to change legal gender without surgery Location of Metropolitan France (dark green)
