The Minister in charge of Territorial Communities Caroline Cayeux, recently appointed to the Borne government, finds herself in difficulty after having tried to justify her positions against marriage for all: the ex-LR had explained that she had ” many friends among these people “. Despite his apologies for remarks clumsy “, a hundred personalities, including the presidential majority, denounce his remarks in a forum in the Journal du Dimanche, Saturday July 26.
From former head of government Manuel Valls to former minister Jack Lang, via the first deputy mayor of Marseille Michèle Rubirola, and neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik, more than 120 personalities sign a text denouncing the remarks homophobic by Caroline Cayeux.
If the platform remains without government heavyweights, it aims to put pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to separate of his minister : “ The question is whether the government, in its duty of solidarity, validates the position of one of its members, and whether the majority subscribes to its attitude. “, they write.
Some ministers, like that of Transports Clément Beaunehave publicly distanced themselves from their colleague.
Carole Cayeux apologized in the press for ” stupid and clumsy words “. A few hours later on Friday July 15, the Prime Minister hoped for the end of the story: Élisabeth Borne then assured that ” things were now clear “.
Several associations fighting against homophobia have however announced that they want to file a complaint against the minister.
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