France wanted to mark the occasion, marking the 15th anniversary of the United Nations LGBTQI+ group. On this occasion, a support fund was created, with the aim of defending the rights of LGBTQI+ people around the world. He will used by embassies French throughout the world, announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday 19 September Caterina Colonna.
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Defending LGBTQI+ people around the world
The fund, equipped with 2 million euroswas created so that “ our embassies support those who defend the rights of LGBT+ people on a daily basis throughout the world, sometimes at the risk of their own lives », declared the minister.
The minister also took the opportunity to reiterate” his commitment to the universal decriminalization of homosexuality and the defense of the rights of LGBT+ people » and condemn LGBTphobic acts.
Because even in France, LGBTphobia is not excluded. According to a study by SOS Homophobia published last May, LGBTphobic violence is in “ worrying increase ” in France.
Source: Madmoizelle

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