It was clear that since last Monday: a photo exhibition against homophobia installed outdoors in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) was vandalized on the evening of Friday, with blows of homophobic tags and torn posters .
Arranged around the Grand Circle, a park in the center of the city, the works of photographer Olivier Ciappa show anonymous and celebrities in same-sex couples situations. Entitled “The Republic of couples”, his project was displayed in the city with the approval of the town hall, and at the request of the LGBT organization The other circle, which turns 10 this year and will complaint.
The incident occurred around midnight Friday night, according to a witness at the scene, Frédéric Reverdy, who then alerted the police and the artist. “We came back from dinner, we just live next , has he told Libération , when we saw young people lay the panels nearly a trash . “
” We went to question them, there were five men and one woman, aged 18-20 years, wearing sneakers, so no distinctive political sign . They explained that they did not accept the promotion of that lifestyle. “This is especially so that children do not see it,” they told us. “
Document collected via Eric Raynier
The tension mounts. young pretend not to be homophobic, since they themselves have homosexual friends. Then “ they told us they defined themselves as Christians, Catholics, they were defending the millenary values of France. ” They end up leaving, and Frédéric Reverdy retrieves the panels removed to make the next day at the town hall. The latter handed them, and will print new copies that need to be exposed from Monday, according to Eric Raynier, association L’Autre circle.
Not a first
This Saturday, Olivier Ciappa posted on Facebook a message linking the attack to the political and electoral context: “ this violence occurs at two days of elections. Two days of future success almost guaranteed to regional FN. The same FN coming anyway to announce want to remove all subsidies to LGBT associations if elected . “
The deed has not been claimed by an organization but Eric Raynier told Libération that the municipality had received “ pressure ” the last days. Contacted early in the afternoon, the town has not returned our call.
Appearing on one of the pictures mentioned, the former minister Roselyne Bachelot expressed solidarity with the artist on Twitter .
Also shown among others in Bordeaux and Paris, the work of Olivier Ciappa had already suffered in the capital, homophobic damage. It was in June 2013; an event was then organized.
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“ C ‘ is the only country where the show is presented where there are rampages , “says Olivier Ciappa, while Eric Raynier draws this conclusion:” After marriage for all, we were told that is there, it’s good, it’s settled. But we, it seemed that it was not yet settled us this story. “
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