Homophobia: “How to believe in an exemplary police, when the government is not?” “, challenges the “rebellious” MP Ségolène Amiot “How do you intend, Madam Prime Minister, to set an example in France when members of your government and La Manif pour tous are still stuck in the last century on LGBTphobia? “Launched MP Ségolène Amiot (LFI – Nupes) to Deputy Minister Isabelle Rome, after speaking about the attack on a young man who was returning from the Nantes pride march, a month ago, “attacked because presumed gay”, while the homophobic qualification of his attack “was denied to him”, she advanced. “In ten years, attacks [homophobes] have not decreased. LGBT people are still attacked in the street. And the ground of homophobia is too often refused by the police. (…) Police training on LGBTphobia fortunately exists, but it is insufficient. The police lack training facilities. And these shortcomings, my dear colleagues, have real consequences for people who are discriminated against,” she denounced. The one who began her remarks by saying “I am one of those people” added with reference to the remarks maintained by Minister Caroline Cayeux: But how can you blame them when the government is far from being exemplary? How can you blame them when several others chain homophobic and sexist statements? How to believe in an exemplary police when the government is not? The list of homophobic statements is too long: [Christophe] Bechu, [Gérald] Darmanin and of course [Caroline] Cayeux who always affirms his contempt for homosexuals, I remind you, in case, ladies ministers: homophobia is not an opinion, it is a crime. An explicit reference to the expression “these people”, used by the new Minister Delegate for Local Authorities last week in reference to same-sex couples, during an interview on LCP. During this interview, Caroline Cayeux also affirmed to “obviously maintain” her remarks made in 2013 during debates on marriage for all, when she was a senator, describing the reform as a “whim”, and “an opening of law disrespectful of nature and senseless”. She finally apologized at the end of last week, under pressure from public opinion and several ministers. Isabelle Rome, Minister responsible for equality between women and men, diversity and equal opportunities, responded to the interpellation of the left-wing MP by first having “a thought for all the victims”. of homophobic acts, before retorting: “You are targeting ministers and you have particularly targeted a minister, she apologized and, today, she is fully at work alongside Elisabeth Borne. “When it comes to the fight against LGBTphobia, we have nothing to be ashamed of. Who opened the PMA to all women? Who banned conversion therapy? Who changed blood donation? Who generalized access to PrEP for general practitioners? Who facilitated the use of the usual first name in administrative documents? Who allowed the training of more than 20,000 police and gendarmes? Who created specific posts of liaison officers in police stations and gendarmeries? It is the parliamentary majority”, argued the minister, who also indicated that she would meet “at the start of the school year the monitoring committee for the government’s LGBT plan”. Ms. Amiot replied to the Minister by launching: “Madam Minister, we cannot apologize for an offense. (…) I am waiting, Madam Prime Minister, for you to dismiss your homophobic ministers and train the police. »