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Why gay French men are voting far right
.."There are priorities in France other than homosexuality. I myself am in a same-sex couple and there have been many advances in this area," Cedric explains.
"But for me there are more pressing issues like the economy, the national debt and unemployment."
We ask him if he's worried about LGBT rights and, like most of the FN supporters we speak to, he thinks the same-sex marriage thing is a bluff: a ploy to win conservative votes.
It's a view that's at least partially backed up by the facts. Counter-intuitively, the Front National has more high level gay figures than any other major party, people like Marine Le Pen's closest adviser Florian Philippot.
Cedric, for one, is prepared to take the risk.
"In my view, she won't do it. If the FN were to win, I think she would prioritise other things."
As Cedric talks to us, drinkers on nearby tables are visibly shocked.
The majority of the people we chat to in Le Marais laugh, or physically recoil, when we ask if they're backing the Front National.
"You won't find FN supporters here," we're frequently told. But we do.
"I don't think she's a threat to gay rights at all," Baptiste tells us. He and his boyfriend Anthony are both voting for Marine Le Pen.
"It is true that maybe her father was more reluctant, but a lot of people in the political party now are homosexual and she never says she finds it unnatural."
Polls suggest the party is now more popular in the LGBT community than perhaps many would want to admit.
Of the 3,200 gay French men the dating app Hornet spoke to, one in five said they would be giving Marine Le Pen their vote.
Other polling in the aftermath of the 2015 regional elections suggested the FN was more popular among married gay men than the general population.
So what is it about Marine Le Pen that appeals directly to some LGBT voters? For many, it's her tough stance on immigration.
"Where are the gays most in danger? In Islamic countries," says Pascale, who doesn't want to be photographed.
"Gay people are being crucified - it's a danger and I don't want it coming to France, definitely not."..
Trump won support from a lot of gay people as well for the same reasons. #MAGA
.."There are priorities in France other than homosexuality. I myself am in a same-sex couple and there have been many advances in this area," Cedric explains.
"But for me there are more pressing issues like the economy, the national debt and unemployment."
We ask him if he's worried about LGBT rights and, like most of the FN supporters we speak to, he thinks the same-sex marriage thing is a bluff: a ploy to win conservative votes.
It's a view that's at least partially backed up by the facts. Counter-intuitively, the Front National has more high level gay figures than any other major party, people like Marine Le Pen's closest adviser Florian Philippot.
Cedric, for one, is prepared to take the risk.
"In my view, she won't do it. If the FN were to win, I think she would prioritise other things."
As Cedric talks to us, drinkers on nearby tables are visibly shocked.
The majority of the people we chat to in Le Marais laugh, or physically recoil, when we ask if they're backing the Front National.
"You won't find FN supporters here," we're frequently told. But we do.
"I don't think she's a threat to gay rights at all," Baptiste tells us. He and his boyfriend Anthony are both voting for Marine Le Pen.
"It is true that maybe her father was more reluctant, but a lot of people in the political party now are homosexual and she never says she finds it unnatural."
Polls suggest the party is now more popular in the LGBT community than perhaps many would want to admit.
Of the 3,200 gay French men the dating app Hornet spoke to, one in five said they would be giving Marine Le Pen their vote.
Other polling in the aftermath of the 2015 regional elections suggested the FN was more popular among married gay men than the general population.
So what is it about Marine Le Pen that appeals directly to some LGBT voters? For many, it's her tough stance on immigration.
"Where are the gays most in danger? In Islamic countries," says Pascale, who doesn't want to be photographed.
"Gay people are being crucified - it's a danger and I don't want it coming to France, definitely not."..
Trump won support from a lot of gay people as well for the same reasons. #MAGA
