Elisabeth Borne announces the appointment of an “ambassador for LGBT+ rights”

The Prime Minister warned: “The battle of mentalities is not yet won. » Elisabeth Borne announced on Thursday August 4 that a “LGBT+ Rights Ambassador” would be named ” before the end of the year “ and that a fund of three million euros would be created to finance new LGBT+ centres.

The head of government spoke during a visit to the LGBT + center in Orléans, on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in France.

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The Ambassador for LGBT+ Rights “will coordinate the action of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs for the protection against discrimination and the promotion of LGBT+ rights and will carry the voice of France”detailed M^me Thick headed. This will include defending “the universal decriminalization of homosexuality and transidentity”.

The Prime Minister also welcomed “the exemplary work of LGBT+ associations and centers”, “identifiable and accessible entry points for many people who do not know where to turn”. Last year, these centers “helped nearly 6,000 people across our country”, she insisted, declaring that “anti-LGBT+ hatred continues to exclude, hurt and even sometimes kill”.

The fund of three million euros should allow the creation of ten new centers, in addition to the existing thirty-five. The objective is for there to be at least two centers in each region of France and at least one center in each overseas region.

“hurtful expressions”

Asked about Minister Caroline Cayeux, who caused an uproar in mid-July by designating homosexual persons by the formula ” These people “the head of government lamented “hurtful expressions”. However, she assured that there was no “no ambiguity on the commitment of all the members of [son] government, who share the same vision of a progressive society”.

On the subject of the bill brought by PS Senator Hussein Bourgi, which seeks compensation for people convicted of homosexuality between 1942 and 1982, the Prime Minister said that she “heard it” and that she was going ” to look at “.

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“It’s not a simple subject to know how to repair wounds that may have been caused by discrimination”she observed, considering “Important, already, to acknowledge that the introduction of discrimination in the law had been a fault, and to welcome and commemorate the repeal of these provisions”.

The World with AFP