The municipality of Saint-Senoux, village of Ille-et-Vilaine, denounced the “actions” of the extreme right after the disruption of a children’s reading workshop on gender identity on Saturday by an ultra-right group which claimed responsibility for this action.
Members of an ultra-right group “L’Oriflamme Rennes”dressed in black and hooded, with a banner and smoke bomb, demonstrated on Saturday in front of the media library, where a reading by drag queens on the theme of gender identity was organized.
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Despite this disruption, the workshop was able to take place in this town of around 1,800 inhabitants, 30 km south of Rennes.
“A moment of propaganda orchestrated by the LGBT lobby”
“The drag readings for 3-6 year olds are the result of a proposal by the artists, from two albums: “Families” by Georgette (Didier Jeunesse edition) and “Fred gets dressed” by Peter Brown (Kaleidoscope edition) , both borrowed from the departmental media library »said the town hall in a press release published on Tuesday.
“The theme thus proposed on “Gender equality, let’s talk about it” is seen in the sense of the deconstruction of stereotypes and concerns the acceptance of oneself and of others, the municipality wishing to address a variety of contemporary themes. »
“The logic of the far right is not to protect children, but gender relations”
In a communiqué entitled “In our children inculcate our roots, do not impose the Drag Queens” posted on their Twitter page, “L’Oriflamme Rennes” condemned “a moment of propaganda orchestrated by the LGBT lobby in order to shape the consciences of the young generations still devoid of any critical spirit”.
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The RN pointed the finger
The presence of elected officials and residents “come to support” as well as “many policemen” allowed “to ensure the safety of the artists, children and their parents as well as the smooth running of the show”said the town hall.
The town hall also pointed the finger at the National Rally, which would have distributed flyers in the area.
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“The remarks of the RN, which brilliantly combine lies and demagoguery, set fire to the powder”says the municipality.
Contacted, the Ille-et-Vilaine RN did not react immediately.
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In a statement, MP LFI Mathilde Hignet denounced the actions of the far right ” In a rural area “.
“I recently alerted the sub-prefect of Redon about the actions carried out by these small groups which are rampant in the south of Ille-et-Vilaine (…). In the face of this hate speech, the groups that are the authors of it must be dissolved and prosecuted”she believes.
