Anti-LGBT + acts increased by 5 % in 2024-Liberation

Insults in the street, cyberbullying, physical violence … Anti-LGBT + offenses increased by 5 % in France in 2024, according to official figures disseminated each year by the French authorities. In total, 4,800 offenses were recorded last year, including 3,100 crimes or crimes (+ 7 % in one year) and 1,800 contraventions (+ 1 %), the Interior Ministry said on Thursday May 15, as International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, scheduled for May 17.

The annual increase, however, remains less important than in previous years. Infractions against lesbians, gays, bi and trans had increased by 15 % on average over the period 2016-2023. « We remain on a problematic reality », Cons up with AFP Flora Bolter, co -director of the LGBT + observatory of the Jean Jaurès Foundation. « Crimes and crimes increase faster than tickets, or they correspond to more serious acts ».

This hardening « Worrying » Anti-LGBT + acts is also observed at European level, according to this specialist. For Julia Torlet, president of SOS Homophobia, the current climate is « deleterious » : political figures multiply anti-LGBT +remarks, which « Encourages hate acts » and their « Give legitimacy ». « These speeches infuse themselves in society and become trivial which is dangerous », she added to AFP.

The association harvested last year 1,571 testimonies via its listening and support devices for victims, according to its annual report published Thursday evening. A figure down compared to the 2,085 testimonies of 2023.

More than half of these testimonies (55 %) denounce gayphobia, 23 % of transphobia, 18 % of LGBTPHOBIE in general, 12 % of lesbophobia, 3 % of biphobia and 1 % of intersexophobia. As a reminder, the telephone line to contact is 01 48 06 42 41 (or by cat and email).

Victims of crimes and crimes listed by the authorities are mainly men (more than 70 % in 2024) and almost half are under 30 years of age, according to the Ministerial Statistical Service for Internal Security (SSMSI). The respondents are also mainly men (83 %) and also young people under the age of 30. A third of the anti-LGBT + recorded offenses are insults or defamations, and 9 % are related to digital.

Anti-LGBT + policies of policies « Also release speech online, we end up with an explosion of anti-lgbt and cyberbullying remarks » Who notably targeted personalities last year, points Julia Torlet of Homophobia SOS.

Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, which included a painting featuring drag-queens, was targetedrecalls the report of the association. Just like The DJ Barbara Butchstar of this painting. French justice continues and recently condemned some of the authors of these messages.

Physical violence and threats represent almost 20 % of crimes or crimes recorded respectively. The use of the complaint remains « Extremely weak » (approximately 4 %) Among the victims of anti-LGBT +acts, according to the survey experienced and felt in terms of SSMSI security. In addition, the Paris agglomeration and the other municipalities with more than 200,000 inhabitants concentrate 55 % of anti-LGBT +acts, according to the publication of the SSMSI.

The increase in anti-LGBT + offenses confirms « A worrying substantive trend », Who « Fits in a wider climate of climbing all forms of hatred », estimated in a statement transmitted to AFP, Mathias Ott, interministerial delegate for the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and anti-LGBT + hatred (Dilcrah), which says he wants « Sustainably fight anti-LGBT prejudices + ».