Huguette

“When I was made visible, I had to leave everything, I was threatened with death.”

© Camille Charpigny

Huguette is 23 years old and comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Made visible by her girlfriend’s father, Huguette is threatened with death. Arrested and locked up for three days in a room with no light, she has to leave her country in a hurry, leaving everything behind.

She travels to Turkey and then Greece before arriving in France in 2020, where she seeks asylum.

Huguette wants to train to become a firefighter.

Huguette is proud of who she is.

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« My partner was lynched by the crowd. Neither the police nor the justice system protected me. I had to flee my country to stay alive. »

Judit

“LGBTIQ+ people have specific needs that are invisible because of the cissexism present in the reception system.”

Joana

“I grew up in an environment of hatred, I was surrounded by hatred.”

Adil

“The procedure can take 2, 3 or even 5 years sometimes. During this time we live in stress and fear.”

Rajae

“Being a lesbian in Morocco is so taboo that people wonder if it really exists.”

Emelyne

“One of the first requests here is for a cocoon, a space to call your own.”

Zein

« We come here to have peace and to live our lives as human beings. »

Arsène

“We need LGBTIQ+ associations in the reception centres. I didn’t have that.”

Hzani

« I was rejected by my family because I am trans. All my life I have been abused and institutions have never protected me. »

Rodrigo

“The social network, the basis of inclusion, is built primarily on leisure.”

Emmanuel

« It is necessary to develop reception and accommodation facilities for LGBTIQ+ exiles in order to provide them with inclusive, caring and safe spaces. The multiplication of these centres across France will facilitate their asylum application process and their integration. »

Claudia

“Trans people are vulnerable in a system that does not have a gender perspective adequate to their needs.”

Jade

“Being visible can serve to liberate me and tell what I want to tell a society that believes there is no transphobia.”

Sara

“Take the time to learn about LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers’ specific needs.”

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L'univers visuel de Rainbow Welcome!

L’identité visuelle de Rainbow Welcome! a été développée par Alison Roger France, en collaboration avec PLS et tous les partenaires.

Alison a étudié la complexité de la sexualité, des orientations sexuelles, du genre, des expressions de genre, des identités, des caractéristiques sexuelles, de la fluidité entre les différents spectres, etc. Elle a également adopté un processus de création incluant le parcours des réfugié·e·s dans la vie et sur terre pour aboutir à ces formes organiques dont les natures, les mouvements et les textures visent à illustrer la multiplicité et la complexité de chacun·e et de tous les individus. Bien entendu, les couleurs du drapeau LGBTIQ+ ont été utilisées. L’ensemble se veut dynamique, intriguant et… positif ! Notre message est celui de l’accueil et de l’inclusion, comme le stipule notre devise « Réfugié·e·s rainbow, BIENVENU·E·S ! ».

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