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In Compiègne, hundreds of people in the street for the second "Pride March"

2023-06-10T15:33:33.246Z

Highlights: The second edition of the "Pride March" organized by the association Clin d'Oeil LGBTQI +. A gathering whose purpose is to call for the respect of the rights of LBGTQIA + people. Once again, the event succeeds in federating in a city yet known as a stronghold of the militants of the 'Manif pour Tous' "People need to know that they are not alone and that we should be proud of who we are," says organizer Claire Lequievre.


The procession marched this Saturday through the streets of the imperial city, known as a stronghold of the "Manif pour tous", to defend the rights


Several hundred people marched this Saturday in the streets of Compiègne (Oise) on the occasion of the second edition of the "Pride March" organized by the association Clin d'Oeil LGBTQI +. A gathering whose purpose is to call for the respect of the rights of LBGTQIA + people. Once again, the event - the only one in the department of Oise - succeeds in federating in a city yet known as a historical stronghold of the militants of the "Manif pour Tous", hostile to marriage between people of the same sex.

"This event is super important because we are in a territory where the LGBT community is abused," says the president of Clin d'Œil, Claire Lequievre. A transgender woman who came out in 2019, Emma, 22, says she paid the price while she was on an internship in Compiègne as an educator in a summer center. "Some children asked me questions about my identity and we talked about it together. Three days later I had an appointment at the town hall to tell me that it was completely irresponsible to discuss transphobia with children and I was fired. »

"Let people know they are not alone"

In her daily life, she says she feels "moderately safe" with sometimes violent reactions. The same goes for Nerys, 20, who defines himself as a "non-binary person". "On a daily basis, I spend my time pretending to be someone I'm not. So I'm taking advantage of this march to celebrate my identity." Hence the need to organize this gathering, insists Claire Lequievre.

Compiègne, this Saturday. "People need to know that they are not alone and that we should be proud of who we are. And this, even in small towns of the Oise, "insists Claire Lequievre, the organizer. LP/B.D.

"People need to know that they are not alone and that we should be proud of who we are. And this, even in small towns of the Oise, "says the latter. But according to her, the game is not yet won in Compiègne. While an associative village was planned at Songeons Park at the end of the walk, the event had to be canceled due to work announced on June 1 by the municipality.

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"While we declared the event in April, regrets the president. They put obstacles in our way while we give a free municipal hall to Eric Zemmour when he comes to Compiègne." "These are works that had to be done according to the availability of companies, we object to the municipality, which recalls that the park Songeons had been made available last year. And if we wanted to put obstacles in the wheels of this association, would we have made available our municipal police to supervise the demonstration or authorize the gathering on the banks of the Oise? »

Source: leparis

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