Tag: Sexuality
Was looking for a job – was asked about his sexuality
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Viktor, 30. Photo: Private When 30-year-old Viktor was looking for extra work, he reacted strongly to a job advertisement. The employer asked questions about his…
#MeToo in the hospital: “We are waiting for things to move in the area of sanctions”
While the floor is freed following the testimony of infectious disease specialist Karine Lacombe, who accuses emergency physician Patrick Peloux of “sexual and moral harassment”. For the first time since…
controversy after the arrest of opponents accused of defamation
Activist Ba Diakhate and preacher Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane are still in detention after attacking the Prime Minister on social media and his recent comments on homosexuality. The two men are…
the Vatican files an investigation into Cardinal Lacroix, suspected of touching
Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix was suspected of touching a 17-year-old girl at the end of the 1980s. After an investigation requested by the Pope from a retired Quebec magistrate, no…
MeToo in cinema: one hundred artists demand “a comprehensive law” against sexual violence
A few hours before the opening of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, a hundred personalities ask, in an article published in The world, a “comprehensive law” against sexual violence, seven…
Female infidelity, a taboo that persists
Despite changes in society towards greater equality between the sexes, marital infidelity is still very often considered a more serious misdemeanor when committed by a woman. A study carried out…
#MeToo in the army: for MP Laëtitia Saint-Paul, “the problem is systemic”
The army is in turn shaken by the #MeToo movement. Victims of sexual violence dare to speak within the “great mute”. The testimony of Manon Dubois, sexually assaulted by another…
when France condemned homosexuality
On Wednesday evening, the French National Assembly unanimously approved a bill aimed at recognizing and repairing the harm suffered by people convicted of homosexuality between 1942 and 1982. Michel Chomarat,…
In Ghana, a new law against LGBTQ people adopted by Parliament
The penalty incurred is up to three years in prison for people recognized as belonging to the LGBTQ community, up to five years for anyone who supports these communities. A…
EU expresses reservations on castration penalty for child rapists
It has not yet been promulgated, but continues to create controversy. At the beginning of February, the Malagasy Parliament adopted a law providing for a castration sentence for people convicted…