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This paper examines the recent growth of work in the field of geography of gender and sexuality in France. It's focus on epistemology and methodology in a context of pluridisciplinarity. The author indicates that sexuality has become a new area of interest within social and cultural geography. The article criticises the myth of gay liberation and suggests that we need to move away from simply mapping the urban gay village, commercial scene and sexual space. The author proposes a new focus on distance as a way to question normativity.