2023-05-17 17:12:42
The two major sporting events that will take place in France in the coming months, the Rugby World Cup in the fall of 2023 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2024, take advantage of this Wednesday, May 17, international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, to reveal their awareness mechanisms.
A “Pride House” during the Games
Paris 2024 thus formalizes a partnership with Fier-Play, an association which aims “to act in particular for fair play, inclusion, equity and respect for people in sport regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, expression or their gender identity,” reads their site. 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 the president of Paris 2024, Tony Estanguet.
“At Paris 2024, we are convinced that sport changes lives, and that it is also a great tool for changing mentalities and contributing to the fight against discrimination. As organizers of the biggest sporting event in the world, we have a responsibility, and we also want to take advantage of the visibility of the Games to advance this essential fight,” he continued.
France 2023 unveils “Rugby is my Pride”
The organizing committee of the Rugby World Cup, France 2023, has named its system to fight against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia « Rugby is my Pride ». The press release announcing it explains its existence in these terms: “The visibility brought to the whole world today with the Rugby World Cup 2023 is a unique opportunity for all those involved in 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, in particular in stadiums during matches of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, or in the Rugby Villages set up by the host cities and metropolises and at 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 or “gay pride” on June 24, “For the very first time, the official sporting institutions of amateur and professional rugby and gay-friendly clubs will meet together during the 2023 Pride March, to display rugby’s values of inclusion and present the “RUGBY is my PRIDE” programme.
On October 11, 2023, a symposium on free will in rugby will take place. “This day will be an opportunity for France 2023 to speak out and organize a time for discussion and debate on this societal subject with French and international experts and institutions. This initiative, a first in the history of Rugby World Cups and Major International Sporting Events, will bring to the fore the fight against LGBTQIA + discrimination, and the essential place of rugby and sport in the change of mentalities”, argues France 2023.
Finally, on October 14, 2023, around the quarter-finals of the World Cup, an international tournament will be launched called “Pride Rugby Cup”, “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”.
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