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This article analyses the first-round results of the leading political players in the 2024 snap legislative elections — the Nouveau Front populaire (NFP) and the Rassemblement national (RN) — through the lens of gender and (hetero)sexism, adopting an intersectional perspective that considers age, gender, and social class. Four key findings emerge: women turned out to vote in greater numbers than men; they voted for RN candidates at rates similar to those of their male counterparts; the “modern gender gap” observed among young women in 2022 is no longer apparent; and sexist (anti-women) and heterosexist (anti-LGBTQI+) attitudes — which had no effect on RN support in 2022 — now exert symmetrical effects: they increase the likelihood of voting for the RN while decreasing the likelihood of voting for the NFP.