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France's Lower House Backs Compensating Victims Of Anti-gay Laws

LGBTQ activist Michel Chomarat said he was 'very moved' (Credit: AFP)

France's LGBTQ activists rejoiced Thursday after the lower house of parliament overnight unanimously approved a bill to compensate gay people convicted under discriminatory laws from 1942 to 1982.

The draft law must now be examined by the Senate, which has approved recognising the harm inflicted on those sentenced when homosexuality was a crime, but has so far resisted the idea of reparations.

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