Despite a recent surge in homophobia and differences between countries, Europe on the whole remains the most gay-friendly continent on the globe.
Nowhere on the old continent - except in Tukish-controlled north Cyprus - is homosexuality illegal, "making Europe a region that stands out," according to Ilga, a global umbrella organisation for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi- and transexual people's) rights, in a report released last month.
France was ...
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