Maxime Donzel
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Maxime Donzel is a video reporter and columnist for French LGBT newswebsite Yagg.com. After studying at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, and working at TVOntario, he moved back to his home town of Paris, France. Video editing, VJing and blogging led him to Yagg, where he reports on gay issues. Also, he occasionally practices wrestling in stilettos.

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Meeting the Last Known Pink Triangle

Posted October 20, 2010 | 18:29:37 (EST)

One aspect of coming to terms with your own homosexuality is learning about gay culture and history. Unlike your national heritage or family history, school or your parents probably won't have taught you about Oscar Wilde, Colette, Divine, Stonewall, Harvey Milk, and the ongoing fight against AIDS. Getting acquainted with...

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François Sagat: From Gay Porn to Auteur Cinema

Posted August 13, 2010 | 16:40:03 (EST)

With the release of Man At Bath in France this fall, François Sagat will break new grounds as he crosses a difficult frontier between pornography and cinema. The French porn actor, who started his career filming pornographic videos with the french studio Citébeur (under the pseudonym Azzedine), was...

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French Conservative Christine Boutin Shows Homophobia Gives Bad Karma

Posted June 25, 2010 | 11:04:42 (EST)

The French gay and lesbian community has been waging a war against christian conservative leader, Christine Boutin, for over ten years.

In 1998, she broke one of France's most sacred secular laws by brandishing the Bible inside the National Assembly, in order to protest against the proposal for PACS, a...

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McDonald's France Denies Targeting Gays

Posted June 7, 2010 | 16:07:31 (EST)

"Are homosexuals hesitant to enter a McDonald's restaurant in France?" is one of the many questions raised after the release of a new commercial for the fast food company's French division. The ad, which is shown on television and movie theaters in France but gained a lot of attention worldwide...

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