If the foreign media widely highlighted the homosexuality of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, it was barely mentioned in the French press, which mainly focused on the young age of the former Minister of Education.
Proof that sexual orientation has become a non-subject in our country?
The social acceptance of homosexuality has, in fact, greatly progressed: if it is still repressed in a certain number of countries around the world, decriminalization in France dates from 1982 and marriage for all, promulgated in 2013, has clearly marked a change in perceptions, including in the family sphere.
According to a 2019 IFOP survey, for 85% of respondents it is a way like any other to experience their sexuality, and 72% would accept “very well” or “fairly well” the fact that their child is homosexual.
However, even in 2024, coming out can destabilize parents.
For what reasons, and how can we best receive this announcement?
“This revelation is almost…
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