Anti-LGBT hate crimes soar by more than a third in France.

A demonstrator wears a sticker reading "Homophobia kills" during a gathering to protest against homophobia on November 3, 2018 in the northwestern French city of Rouen. (Photo: © CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Homophobic attacks and insults in France rose by 36 percent last year, according to figures released by the Interior Ministry on Saturday, prompting the government to talk of an “anchoring” of homophobia in the country.ADVERTISING

The leap comes after 2018 was described as a “black” year by associations with an unequalled level…