The two major sporting events that will take place in France in the coming months, the Rugby World Cup in autumn 2023 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in summer 2024, are taking advantage of this Wednesday, May 17, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, to unveil their awareness measures.
A "Pride House" during the Games
Paris 2024 thus formalizes a partnership with Fier-Play, an association that aims "to act in particular for fair play, inclusion, equity and respect for people in sport regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, expression or gender identity," reads their website. The two entities will set up the 24th "Pride House" during the Olympic Games. It will be "a place of exchange and celebration for LGBT+ people and their allies in 2024," explained Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet.
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During the Games, a place of celebration will be dedicated to athletes from the LGBTQIA+ community: the Pride House
A place to celebrate and raise awareness.
To carry out this project, #Paris2024 is partnering with the association Fier Play! pic.twitter.com/1geGIQ4VaK
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"At Paris 2024, we are convinced that sport changes lives, and that it is also a great tool to change mentalities and contribute to the fight against discrimination. As organisers of the world's biggest sporting event, we have a responsibility, and we also want to take advantage of the visibility of the Games to advance this vital fight," he continued.
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France 2023 unveils "Rugby is my Pride"
The organizing committee of the Rugby World Cup, France 2023, has named its device to fight against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia "Rugby is my Pride". The press release that announces it explains its existence in these terms: "The visibility brought today to the whole world with the Rugby World Cup 2023 is a unique opportunity for all the actors of the event, and more broadly all the associations related to rugby or associations for the defense of rights, to come together and continue to promote together on the one hand the fight against LGBTQIAphobia, and on the other hand the values of inclusion of rugby for all. »
An awareness spot will be unveiled and then "broadcast more widely, especially in stadiums on the occasion of the matches of the Rugby World Cup 2023, or in the Rugby Villages set up by the host cities and metropolises and on the occasion of the semi-finals and final of the Top 14 of the NRL. " The committee also announces that it will participate in the pride march on June 24, "For the first time ever, the official sports institutions of amateur and professional rugby and gay-friendly clubs will come together during the 2023 Pride March, to display rugby's values of inclusion and present the "RUGBY is my PREP" program.
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On October 11, 2023, a symposium on free will in rugby will will be held. "This day will be an opportunity for France 2023 to speak and organize a time of exchange and debate on this social subject with experts and French and international institutions. This initiative, a first in the history of Rugby World Cups and Major International Sports Events, will bring to the forefront the fight against LGBTQIA + discrimination, and the essential place of rugby and sport in changing mentalities, "argues France 2023.
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Finally, on October 14, 2023, around the quarter-finals of the World Cup, an international tournament called "Pride Rugby Cup" will be launched, "To allow players to be as they are, on and off the field, and to show that playing rugby is not a question of sexual orientation but only of desire, passion and environment".
