Paris Prize for LGBT Rights

Anne Hidalgo gave Thursday, May 17 first “Paris Prize for LGBT Rights” at the time of the world day of fight against the homophobia and the transphobie.

Last year, in Jean–Luc Roméro, June had returned to the mayor of Paris, the report “Paris, headlight city of inclusion and diversity”. This report contains 52 recommendations to make of Paris the capital world of rights LGBTQI+ and tourism “LGBTQI–Frendly”.

One of the principal points was to put at the honor the people who defend the rights of the LGBTQI+ in France and abroad and to decree to them a price at the time of the world day of fight against the homophobia and the transphobie. This is why, Anne Hidalgo decided to create “Paris Prize for LGBTQI+ Rights”. This price rewards a French E–award–winning and international E–award–winning chosen by a jury made up of a president, this year Edwin Cameron, judge of the Constitutional court of South Africa and eight French and international members representing the diversity of communities LGBTQI+:

Khalid ABDEL–HADI, Militant LGBTQI, Founder of the magazine My.KaliFlora BOLTER, President of Center LGBT of Paris and Island of FranceYacine DJEBELNOUAR, President de Shams–FranceAnne HIDALGO, Maire de ParisStuart MILK, Founder of the Foundation Harvey MilkThierry MILL, Copresident of Association for the recognition of the rights of the homosexual people and transsexuals to immigration and stay (ARDHIS) Alice NKOM, lawyer with the bar of DOUALA, President of the Defense association of homosexual of CamerounClémence ZAMORA CRUZ, spokesperson of Inter–LGBT
These prices can be given to one•E militant•E or with an association which is characterized by actions courageous and inspiring in favour of the equal rights.

With the approach of next the Gay Games which will be held in Paris at the beginning of August, it is important to show that Paris was an inclusive and tolerant city for all the people who still suffer from discrimination and see their rights violated because of their sexual orientation or their identity of kind.

For this first year, the price rewarded 3 people, 1 French (Handi–Queer) and 2 foreigners (Gay National and Lesbian Human Rights Commission of Kenya, association which promotes and protects the equality and inclusion from the people and communities LGBTQ in Kenya) and Ameen Rhayem (Lebanese journalist militant near the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and the Equality.

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