Pride Month: twenty LGBTQIA+ outings and events one week before Pride in Paris

Only one week left before Paris Pride, the festive and militant conclusion to Pride month. There is still some time left to enjoy the cultural programming organized for this moment of visibility, memory and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. It should be remembered that according to data published in 2024 by the Observatory of Inequalities, the number of anti-LGBT crimes has tripled since 2016.

A large cultural program is therefore being deployed to support this month of mobilization. Here is a (non-exhaustive) selection of twenty events, cultural news and outings.

1 The movie “Jim Queen” in the cinema

In Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané’s first film, heterosexuality is an illness. Presented in midnight screenings at the Cannes Film Festival, Jim Queen features a sexy icon of the Parisian gay scene who sees her life turned upside down when she contracts heterosis, a virus that threatens homosexuality with extinction. To be discovered in theaters, Wednesday June 17.

2 The collective work “Queer Pride”

Published by Albin Michel, Fiertés Queer traces the destiny of seven personalities who have marked queer history, from Chevalier d’Eon to Billie Eilish. This work is signed by a collective of authors composed of Jolan C. Bertrand, Rébecca Chaillon, Tom Lévêque, Tal Madesta, Sarah Maeght and Anne-Fleur Multon. Available in bookstores since May 27.

3 Bilal Hassani’s concert at the Solidays

This is one of the highlights of the Solidays music festival. The concert of singer Bilal Hassani promises to be colorful. The artist with four albums will defend on stage A lot et Capitalhis last two singles with electro-pop sounds before starting his tour in France in the fall. It happened at the Longchamps racecourse on June 28.

4 The movie “Bottoms” on Mubi

This is a crazy idea. To attract the cheerleaders of their school, two high school girls launch a self-defense club claiming to fight for women’s rights. A hilarious teen movie by Emma Seligman with Rachel Sennot, Ayo Edeberi and Kaia Gerber in the cast. Produced in 2023, this comedy is available on the Mubi streaming platform.

5 L’exposition “Gianni Versace”

A fashion figure, the Italian couturier marked his era with a daring aesthetic where glamor, sensuality and baroque opulence meet. Assassinated in 1997, Gianni Versace has been in the spotlight since June 5 at the Maillol museum in Paris, which is hosting the first retrospective devoted to the founder of Versace since his death at the age of 50. In total, 450 creative pieces to discover since June 5.

6 The book “Insult: from insult to solidarity”

In this work, Anthony Vincent returns to a long linguistic tradition resulting from anti-racist, queer and feminist struggles. The journalist and author offers an original reflection on the reversal of the stigma or how the insults “dyke” or “faggot” have been reappropriated to become a source of pride. In bookstores since June 3.

7 The release of Kim Petras’ album

The singer returns with a third studio album, Detourand this release is sure to make an impact. The first transgender woman to win a Grammy Award, Kim Petras has enjoyed dazzling success with Unholy which she recorded with Sam Smith. This album almost did not see the light of day and opens a new chapter for the pop artist, finally emancipated from her contract with her record company. It has been available since May 29.

8 The series “Proud” on HBO

Favorite of the Séries Mania 2026 festival, this Polish series won the Grand Prix in the international competition, as well as the best actor prize. It tells the story of a young homosexual man who will have to take care of his niece after a family tragedy, and who will in doing so have to leave behind his relative carelessness. To be found on HBO since June 12.

9 L’exposition “Lesbian Future”

To celebrate their forty years of existence, the Lesbian Culture Research Archives are organizing a major exhibition. Founded in 1983, this LGBTQIA+ documentation center is hosted by the Maison des femmes. The exhibition is on view at the DOC in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, and visitors are even encouraged to bring their own archives (documents, flyers, posters, objects, books, memoirs and theses, correspondence, photos…). Last chance to visit the exhibition: Saturday June 20.

10 The Jeanne Friot fashion show

What does Jeanne Friot have in store for Men’s Fashion Week? In 2025, the seamstress at the head of the eponymous house took over the courtyard of the Ministry of Culture to present her Resistance collection on the bass of the artist ELOI. A fashion show with a 100% transgender and non-binary cast, a first for the Parisian event. His new collection will be presented on June 24.

11 The comic strip “Summerboy”

With Summerboy (Dargaud), Félix Auvard signs his fourth comic strip. In this album, the prodigy of the 9th art recounts a flood which swallows up everything except Abel and Paul, two boys who have just spent the night together and wake up in this chaos. The comic strip has been in bookstores since June 6.

12 Charli XCX’s documentary on Arte

Présenté au festival américain SXSW et sélectionné au festival Chéries-Chéris consacré au cinéma LGBTQIA+ à Paris, le documentaire Charli XCX: Alone Together – réalisé par le duo Bradley & Pablo – dévoile les coulisses créatives de l’album How I’m Feeling Now produced by the singer during the pandemic thanks to the support of her fanbase. Watch on Arte.

13 The exhibition “Plural Masculinities”

Organized with the Contemporary Art Fund, this exhibition explores the representations of masculinity and gender identities in contemporary art through a selection of five works. Chosen with the complicity of the illustrator and comic book author Nikesco, these works are exhibited at the Saint-Eloi library in the 12th century, in Paris, until September 5.

14 The Les Etoiles du drag festival in Marseille

On June 26 and 27, the Les Etoiles du drag festival will be held at the Etoile bleue cabaret in Marseille. Miss Martini and the drag artists from the Transgressive Care House will deliver an eco-responsible show. On the program, many numbers and a talent show to find tomorrow’s revelations supervised by a jury made up of drag artists Magnetica and Kitty Space.

15 The “We Others” exhibition in Guingamp

After a notable appearance at the BAL in Paris, the exhibition The rest of uss settles down at the GwinZegal Art Center in Guingamp. The result of the meeting between photographer Donna Gottschalk and writer Hélène Giannecchini, this exhibition is an activist dive into the LGBTQIA+ community in America in the 1960s. Until September 11.

16 The work “The Lesbian Undersides of Literature”

Points editions present their latest committed publication. In The lesbian underbelly of literature, Lou Lootgieter returns to the sometimes little-known or hidden lesbian dimension of around thirty works from Françoise Sagan to Amélie Nothomb. Lou Lootgieter collaborates again with the illustrator Julie Feydel, already the source of the drawings for her work The lesbian bottoms of the song (2024, iXe editions). Available in bookstores since June 5.

17 The Interior Queer festival in Lyon

To extend the festivities, the associations PlusBelleLaNuit and Arty Farty are collaborating for the festival of queer cultures, Interieur Queer, in Lyon. At the end of Pride Month, this event celebrates its 9th edition, from July 1 to 4, with distinguished guests. The program includes, among others, the drag queen Mami Watta and the comedian Louis Cattelat.

18 Nan Goldin’s exhibition at the Grand Palais

This Will Not End Well is not a simple exhibition of images from the rock star of photography. It is a place to visit until June 21, where six slideshows by Nan Goldin are projected in a careful and mysterious scenography. The photographer documents her time through her story and those of her friends, marginalized in decadent New York in the 1980s. There is only one weekend left to enjoy the exhibition.

19 The Pride March (everywhere in France)

What would Pride Month be without Pride. All over France, marches are organized to “denounce violence, demand equal rights, demand inclusive public policies and make visible those whom society tries to silence”according to the site dedicated to the Parisian event. If they have already taken place in certain cities, others are preparing to parade: Grenoble, Montpellier, Rouen and Brest on June 20; Nîmes, Amiens, Lyon and Paris, June 27.

20 The Club Humide Pride evening with Le Bal des Putxs and Dérapage

To celebrate all night long, the Point éphémère has put together a special Pride evening. The queer evening Club Humide joins forces with Bal des Putxs and the Marseille collective Dérapage. The opportunity to discover the activist performance of Bal des Putxs, ​​a collective of sex workers founded by Kata Loba with Djombo Goddess, Malena Olivia Verner and La Baphomette, whose show combines dance, cabaret, singing and stand-up. It happens on June 27.