Homeless persons facing discrimination against them based on prejudice on their sexual orientation.
Objective : To help young homeless persons facing discrimination against them based on prejudice, misconception and intolerance because of their sexual orientation.
Location of the action : RENNES (35, BRETAGNE), FRANCE.
Means and resources deployed :
January 2016 : Supporting the actions of the Association „Le Refuge“ in RENNES (BRETAGNE, FRANCE), by implementing an emergency accommodation for a homeless young adult, rejected by his parents because of the revelation of his sexual orientation.
Learn more : Association Le Refuge
- Fields for intervention targeted by the European Commission : Europe 2020 Strategy. European Platform against Poverty. List of actions by the European Commission to advance LGBTI equality.
- Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union : „Non-discrimination : 1. Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited“.
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