A-Infos (en) france, UCL Press Release: For an LGBTI Counter-Offensive (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Since the decriminalization and then the depathologization of 
homosexuality in the 1980s, it is through our struggles and those of our 
predecessors that we have won new rights. --- Access to marriage in 
2013, the change of gender marker on civil status documents since 2016 
without mandatory surgery, and access to assisted reproductive 
technology (ART) for cisgender women in 2021 were not, however, achieved 
without opposition. The year 2012-2013, the year of marriage equality, 
remains etched in the memories of our communities for its violence. Even 
today, the advancement of our rights seems to have stalled. Reactionary 
attacks and recurring funding shortages for the implementation of 
anti-discrimination policies render these policies utopian, particularly 
for migrants, residents of the so-called "overseas" neo-colonies, and 
those living in rural areas.

Faced with the reactionary offensive...

This situation is not unique to France, as internationally we are 
witnessing an offensive against LGBTI rights. In 2023, lesbian mothers 
had already lost their parental rights in Italy. A law making 
homosexuality illegal was adopted in Burkina Faso in September 2025 for 
the first time in the country's history. The European Commission refused 
in May 2026 to ban conversion therapies in the EU. In Senegal as well, 
the law was toughened last March, increasing prison sentences and 
leading to raids targeting LGBTI people. In Europe, our migrant 
siblings[1]are increasingly suffering the double burden of racism and 
LGBTIphobia. While progress has been made, such as the legalization of 
same-sex marriage in Thailand and decriminalization in Botswana this 
year, violence remains a daily occurrence in 2026, even resulting in 
death for those of us most at risk.[2]In the United States, where a 
genocidal risk against trans people has been documented (as evidenced by 
the announcement in May 2026 of the addition of "trans activists" to the 
terrorist category), the situation is particularly alarming. This is not 
only true locally, where the Republican Party has used transphobia as a 
strategic springboard to construct an "enemy within" and control bodies; 
but also across a capitalist world where US policy is held up as a model 
and serves as an example to all far-right parties, including the 
National Rally in France. And supporting them are billionaires like 
Vincent Bolloré and Pierre-Edouard Stérin, determined to criminalize us 
in the public debate through the media and cultural institutions they 
control.

...organize the counter-offensive

Faced with this grim reality, one thing is clear: solidarity and the 
fight against the far right are vital necessities. Our communities have 
always been anti-fascist spaces and must remain so. Not only to defend 
our rights but also to win new ones: better access to healthcare, a 
simplification and depathologization of transition processes, access to 
assisted reproductive technology (ART) for transgender people, an end to 
discrimination in employment and housing, an end to the registration of 
individuals when applying for a change of legal gender, the effective 
implementation of the EVARS (Education in Affective, Relational, and 
Sexual Life) program in all schools... but also other models of love, 
gender, aging, family, and society to replace the patriarchal model.

Faced with oppression, Pride marches are as much a place of hope and joy 
as they are of resistance. The proliferation of Pride marches, 
particularly in rural areas, is living proof of our strength in numbers 
and demonstrates our determination to combat reactionary violence. It is 
crucial that these Pride marches remain political and antifascist. We 
are not simply marching to gather together; we are marching to overthrow 
a system that oppresses us and is accelerating its alliances to erase 
our rights. Our pride knows no borders or blinders: let us demonstrate 
for international antifascist LGBTI solidarity.

Faced with the fascist threat, at all times, in all places: Unity, 
Action, Self-Management!

Libertarian Communist Union, June 8, 2026.

[1]Neutral term equivalent to "brothers" or "sisters"

[2]Neutral term equivalent to "those"

https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Pour-une-contre-offensive-LGBTI
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