The Pôle LGBT Vaucluse runs Avignon's LGBTQIA+ centre, which goes by a name of its own, La LanGouste à BreTelles. It opened in 2016 on a quiet street inside the walls and the city's mayor inaugurated it the year after.
It is a collective rather than a single association. The member groups cover trans and non-binary people, a feminist choir, a queer collective and a local feminist network, and the centre works alongside the regional HIV charity, the women's rights information service and family planning.
What happens there is a mix of drop-in evenings, listening sessions, debates, screenings and anonymous testing. The centre also puts together the city's Pride march, and it describes itself as a place where nobody is judged on their orientation or their gender identity.
This is a community space rather than a bar. Visitors passing through Avignon are welcome.
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