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Pride march in Paris: the fight against transphobia at the heart of the event
Pride march in Paris: the fight against transphobia at the heart of the event
(franceinfo)
The traditional pride march, which demands the rights of LGBT+ people, took place in Paris on Saturday June 29. A mobilization during which organizers and participants wanted to mark their opposition to transphobia.
Colorful floats and balloons, unicorn bodies and ears, and glittery costumes were on display at the Paris Pride March on Saturday June 29. “This year, the order is clear: against transphobia, trans-solidarity. We have decided to take a stand against all transphobic hate speech“, explains James Leperlier, president of Inter-LGBT. A crowd of young people gathered at midday at Porte de la Villette, north of the capital.
“We need to show who we are to people who don’t know us or who are afraid of us. That’s the principle of this march, it’s a visibility march, which allows us to walk in the street, to celebrate, where we don’t necessarily have the space to do it elsewhere.“, we explain in the procession. “Rights are always fragile. We think they are a given, but in fact, they are not. It doesn’t take much for them to recede.“, warns a woman.
