“Here you can be yourself. This is the message of the awareness campaign which begins in colleges and high schools on the occasion of the international day against homophobia and transphobia. This campaign, launched by the Minister of Education, Pap Ndiaye, is aimed “both at LGBT + students and at all those who could, for whatever reason, be prevented from fully living their identity”, writes the ministry in a statement.
“The stakes are serious, the consequences of homophobia and transphobia are known: insults, harassment, sidelining, school failure, withdrawal, and sometimes suicidal behavior”, recalls the rue de Grenelle. “Despite a constant commitment for more than ten years now to reduce prejudice and harmful behavior, there is still a long way to go for all students to feel fully welcomed in schools”.
Educational tools and materials
At the start of 2023, the Minister of Education, Pap Ndiaye, announced that he wanted to take “a decisive step in the consideration of LGBT + people” in the school environment, after the suicide of young Lucas, a schoolboy who had suffered homophobic school bullying. .
The posters of this campaign “were designed as awareness tools, but also educational materials to address issues relating to discrimination and stereotypes based on sexual orientation or gender identity, included in particular in the programs of the moral and civic education,” the statement said. The ministry recalls that “a set of resources is also available” on its Internet pages “Preventing LGBTphobia in schools” and “How to act against LGBTphobia?” “.