He says he is
“shocked”
. The government spokesperson condemned the latest edition of
Valeurs Actuelles
on Friday on France Info
. On the front page, the conservative weekly points to a
“transgender delirium”
, a title illustrated by the rainbow flag of the LGBTQ + community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer +). According to Gabriel Attal, this issue risks inciting
“additional discrimination”
against
“trans and LGBT people”
, by presenting “transidentity” as a
“pathology”
.
But the Secretary of State does not regret having granted the weekly an interview, promoted on the same One.
"When you give an interview to a newspaper (...), you are not submitted to the articles that will be published"
, he indicates.
"I am the spokesperson for the government, I am responsible for responding to interview requests made to me and speaking to everyone"
,
"including"
to advance
"convictions diametrically opposed"
to those of the media, he insists.
The front page of
Valeurs Actuelles
has been heavily criticized. The associations Stop Homophobie and Adheos announced Thursday to file a complaint against the weekly for insult on the grounds of gender identity. The Minister in charge of Equality between women and men, Élisabeth Moreno, for her part found this issue
"despicable"
and transphobic, on Twitter. In her tweet, however, the minister presented a truncated version of the front page: the announcement of Gabriel Attal's interview has disappeared there.
