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Paris unveils a memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi regime and other persecutions
A memorial to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi regime and to all LGBTQ+ people persecuted throughout history has been ...
LGBTQ Nation on MSN13h
Paris unveils memorial to gay Holocaust victims
A memorial to the gay people who were sent to concentration camps during the Third Reich was unveiled in Paris this weekend.
After being banned for 100 years: The European river reopens for summer swimming
The Seine River reopens after 100 years. Three free swimming areas launch in July, including one with Eiffel Tower views—part ...
El Mundo on MSN3d
Parisians (and tourists) will be able to swim in the Seine starting from July 5
There will be five areas for free swimming, as long as bacteria presence measurements do not exceed the maximum allowed ...
Radio France Internationale2d
Paris to open Seine for swimming this summer after century-long ban
One year after the Seine took centre stage at the Paris Olympic Games, hosting open water swimming and triathlon ...
Victoria Advocate2d
Paris gets memorial for gay victims of persecution
The city of Paris on Saturday inaugurated a memorial dedicated to people persecuted for being homosexual during the Second ...
PinkNews on MSN14h
New memorial to gay victims of Nazi persecution unveiled in Paris
A new memorial honouring and remembering LGBTQ+ victims of the Holocaust has been unveiled in Paris. Designed by French artist Jean-Luc Verna and unveiled on International Day Against Homophobia, ...
Radio France Internationale4d
Paris pedals past Amsterdam in race for child-friendly streets
Paris has been ranked the most child-friendly city in Europe for urban mobility, including safe cycling, overtaking cities ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN5d
Paris to allow swimming in Seine from July in Olympic legacy
Paris Summer Olympics? "It was an extraordinary moment (in 2024), but swimming during the Games was not an end in itself," ...