Homophobia and transphobia: a campaign brings together celebrities to fight against discrimination

“I hated myself”; “I wanted to be normal” ; and then “I got out on my own” ; “A friend helped me” ; “I assumed myself” ; “I am in love” ; “happy” ; “proud” ; “strong” ; “It took me a long time to get there”. Here are the messages of hope shared on the occasion of the new campaign of the Ministry of Equality between Women and Men, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, with the support of TF1. The objective: to fight against discrimination linked to homophobia and transphobia.

Christophe Beaugrand, Mathieu and Alex from the last season of theLove is in the meadow, singer Luc Laversanne, actress Catherine Davydzenka who plays Hortense in Here it all begins came together to embody and highlight “Part of their identity”, their sexual orientation, on which they have neither to receive insults, nor to be judged or to feel any embarrassment.

Discrimination and violence on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity are still numerous. According to Public Health France, 35% of “LGBT” people experienced at least one form of discrimination during their lifetime in 2019. The consequences can be significant, whether physical or mental: psychological and identity disorders, substance use psychoactive, degraded sexual health, difficulties in dialogue with health professionals and foregoing care. In 2017, one in 4 people said they had given up on a doctor in the last 12 months for fear of being discriminated against because of their transidentity. According to the same study, there were twice as many characterized depressive episodes and three times as many suicide attempts in the past 12 months among lesbian, gay and lesbian people. bisexual compared to heterosexual ones.

Élisabeth Moreno, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of Equality between Women and Men, Diversity and Equal Opportunities said: “Discrimination, invisibilization, violence and anti-LGBT + hatred remain unacceptable realities in our country. Working for a more inclusive and protective society requires, among other things, a change in mentalities ”.