The HALDE, the High Authority against Discriminations and for Equality, has carried out a study on the place of stereotypes of discriminations in school books and sees that there is a complete blank on sexual orientation.
Homosexuality has been quoted in some chapters but only indicating that it is the stake of some debates. A book even indicates that the PACS is a competitor of marriage without indicating the rights it gives to homosexual couples who do not have the possibility to get married.
For illustrations, on the 29 books and 3097 illustrations analyzed, only one concerns the Parisian gay Pride…
Xavier Darcos, the Minister of National Education, has sensitized teachers on the struggle against homophobia for the start of the new school year but he also indicated that he did not think it possible to impose modifications in the programs…
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