A plaque has been vandalised in central Paris in a homophobically fuelled attack.

The plaque was covered in black paint and covered in posters suggesting the only heterosexual men should have children.

This is the third homophobic vandalism to occur in the city of Paris in as many months and comes just days after the opening ceremony for the Gay Games is held.

The plaque which is located in the central Montorgueil district is in remembrance of Bruno Lenoir, a cobbler in his 20s, and Jean Didot, a servant aged 40.

Lenoir and Didot were burned alive outside Paris City Hall on July 6, 1750, after being caught engaging in homosexual activity.

They were the last couple to be sentenced to death for homosexuality, which was decriminalised in 1791.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo shared a picture of the plaque on Twitter which shows the posters which say Pour faire un enfant: je suis, un homme, et pas un gay” which translates to “To make a child I must be a man and not gay.”

Along with the image, Mayor Hidalgo said she was shocked but that this strengthens the fight against discrimination:

“I am shocked by this new shameful demonstration of homophobia! […] This act only reinforces our determination to fight against discrimination.”

Je suis choquée par cette nouvelle démonstration honteuse d'homophobie ! Cette plaque rend hommage à Bruno Lenoir et Jean Diot, derniers condamnés à mort pour homosexualité. Cet acte ne fait que renforcer notre détermination à lutter contre les discriminations. #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/EuH6c5CeIj

— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) August 6, 2018

This is the second time this particular plaque has been vandalised, in May of this year flowers that were placed on the plaque were set alight.

Last month, Mayor Hidalgo has said that a pair of rainbow crossings will become permanent after incidents of vandalism that included homophobic messages scribbled over the display.

The crossings were installed for Paris Pride – Marche des Fiertés, which took place on June 30th. In the week leading up, the rainbow crossings were defaced twice. On June 25 and June 28, vandals covered the crossings with paint and homophobic messages saying “LGBT get out of France” and “LGBT dictatorship”.

In the second incident of vandalism, the unidentified individuals also wrote “Hidalgo dégage” which means “Hidalgo get out”- an attack directed towards the mayor.