Some 40 measures directed at all parts of society - workplaces, health, sports, education and family issues - will seek to do away with what Gender Equality Minister Elisabeth Moreno said was a little recognised yet profound problem of discrimination towards gender and sexual minorities (LGBT+) in the country.

“LGBT people are totally invisible, they are citizens who have rights but who struggle to have these rights recognised,” Moreno told French media on Tuesday.

“The objective of this plan is to fully recognise these rights, acquired through tough battles, and turn them into reality,” she said.

Despite achieving civil rights to marry and adopt, France's LGBT+ community says that their sexual orientations make them frequent targets of everyday discrimination, ranging from more subtle forms of prejudice to outright acts of violence. Read more via the Local