# French LGBTQ activist hospitalised after ‘despicable homophobic attack’ in Paris

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- France 24, 2026-08-30 15:41 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260830-french-lgbtq-activist-hospitalised-after-despicable-homophobic-attack-in-paris

> Pierre Picave, a French police officer who heads an LGBTQ rights association, was hospitalised after a nighttime assault in Paris’s central Marais district, prosecutors said Sunday. The suspected attacker is in custody, while Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire condemned what he called a “despicable homophobic attack.”