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Paris Rally After Teacher’s Suicide Puts Pressure on Education Ministry Over LGBT+ Protections

Advocacy groups say voluntary steps fall short, urging mandatory training with stronger reporting mechanisms.

Lors d'un rassemblement devant le ministère de l'Education pour dénoncer le manque de soutien et de protection face à la lesbophobie, à Paris, le 5 septembre 2025.
Rassemblement contre l'homophobie à Paris, le 5 septembre 2025
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Overview

  • Caroline Grandjean, a primary school director in Cantal harassed for her sexual orientation since September 2023, died by suicide on the first day of the school year.
  • About 100 to 200 people gathered near the Education Ministry in Paris on Friday to honor her and demand better protection for LGBT+ staff, with additional rallies planned, including in Lyon on Saturday.
  • Associations and teachers report a climate where staff feel isolated, citing insults, anonymous threats, and administrative responses that can include proposing transfers rather than addressing perpetrators.
  • The Education Ministry says it offers voluntary trainings, a specific communication campaign, and newly reinforced support this term to help identify, report, and handle violence or vulnerability situations.
  • SOS Homophobie reports that roughly a quarter of its calls come from education personnel, yet no official data quantify anti‑LGBT+ incidents affecting school staff.