Jean Diot and Bruno Lenoir were two French men arrested and charged with the crime of homosexuality in Paris in 1750. They were the last persons executed in France as punishment for being gay. In 2014, Paris officials installed a memorial plaque at the site of their arrest, where the rue Montorgueil crosses the rue Bachaumont. France ended the criminalization of sex between consenting adults in 1791.
The Text Reads: On 4 January 1750, on the rue Montorgueil between the rue Saint-Sauveur and the old rue Beaurepaire, Bruno Lenoir and Jean Diot were arrested. Charged with homosexuality, they were burned at the place de Grève on 6 July 1750. This was the last execution for homosexuality in France.
