French PM appoints LGBT ambassador

09-08-2022

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French PM appoints LGBT ambassador

On the fourteenth anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in France, liberal Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne announced the appointment of an "ambassador for LGBT + rights" and the creation of a fund of 3 million euros to finance new LGBT + centres.

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