are homosexuals born that way or not - is that the right

ARE HOMOSEXUALS BORN
THAT WAY OR NOT - IS
THAT THE RIGHT
QUESTION?
EN
(Twenty seven activists from around the word highlight
some homophobic and eugenicist aspects of a piece of
research on the pre-birth origins of homosexuality.)
Press release No. TR10SOC12
Paris, Monday 17 May 2010
On the occasion of the sixth International Day against all forms of
homophobia (against lesbians, gays, bi- and trans- sexuals) Tjenbé Rèd
announces the publication of an international letter by twenty seven activists
in Africa, Latin America and Europe - “To be or not to be born homosexual; is
that the question?” -, including Tjenbé Rèd, Africades, CHÉ (Gay Students at
the free University of Brussels), Contact Aquitaine, Couleurs gaies, FAU (MidiPyrénées Federation of people from overseas France), SMUG Ouganda,
SASOD Guyana, Strass, Swissgay.ch and Trans Aide, as well as Lounès CHIKHI,
Martine GROSS, Louis-Georges TIN and Élisabeth ZUCKER-ROUVILLOIS.
This international collective letter constitutes a «first reaction to a publication
by Pr. Jacques Balthazart of the University of Liège, which aimed to
demonstrate the pre-birth origins of homosexuality, a move which sometimes
echoes certain homophobic, indeed eugenicist, theories».
It is published in French by the magazine Minorités [1], and in English by the
magazine MOC (Men of Colour, who has edited in a more concise form the
English version provided by us) [2]:
[1] http://www.minorites.org/index.php/3-lagence/745-naitre-ou-nepasnaitre-homosexuel-est-ce-la-question.html
[2] http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anonwww.cgi/http://www.ukmoc.com/opinions.html
By Tjenbé Rèd
(Federation for the struggle against all forms of racism and homophobia, and AIDS),
President, David AUERBACH CHIFFRIN
+33 (0)6 10 55 63 60
[email protected]
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French original text
English translation of this French original text. In the event of any differences between the
English translation and the French original, the French text shall prevail. Translated by T. E.
17 mai 2010 - Naître ou ne pas naître homosexuel, est-ce la question ? (Vingt-sept acteurs de
la société civile internationale soulignent les aspects homophobes et eugénistes d’une
recherche sur les origines prénatales de l’homosexualité) - Communiqué de presse
n°TR10SOC12
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100517-10.pdf [fr]
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100517-15.pdf [en]
Attachments, notes and references
[1] 8 mai 2010 - Minorités - Naître ou ne pas naître homosexuel, est-ce la question ?
http://www.minorites.org/index.php/3-lagence/745-naitre-ou-ne-pas-naitre-homosexuel-estce-la-question.html
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100508-99.pdf
[1A] 26 avril 2010 - Naître ou ne pas naître homosexuel, est-ce la question ? (Premier retour
sur une publication de l’universitaire liégeois Jacques Balthazart, laquelle vise à démontrer,
dans une démarche parfois parallèle à certaines thèses homophobes voire eugénistes, l’origine
prénatale de l’homosexualité) - Par vingt-sept actrices et acteurs de la société civile en
Afrique, en Amérique latine ou en Europe dont Tjenbé Rèd, Africades, le CHÉ (Cercle
homosexuel étudiant de l’université libre de Bruxelles), Contact Aquitaine, Couleurs gaies, la
FAU (Fédération des associations ultramarines de Midi-Pyrénées), SMUG Ouganda, SASOD
Guyana, le Strass, Swissgay.ch, Trans Aide, Lounès CHIKHI, Martine GROSS, Louis-Georges TIN
ou Élisabeth ZUCKER-ROUVILLOIS - Communication n°TR10SOC12B (version intégrale bilingue)
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100426-99.pdf [fr|en]
[2] 17th of May, 2010 - MOC - Reader’s opinion: To be or not to be born homosexual; is that
the question?
http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anonwww.cgi/http://www.ukmoc.com/opinions/2010/05/readers-opinion-to-be-or-not-to-beborn-homosexual-is-that-the-question.html
http://www.ukmoc.com/opinions/2010/05/readers-opinion-to-be-or-not-to-be-bornhomosexual-is-that-the-question.html
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100517-89.pdf
[2A] 26th of April, 2010 - To be born or not homosexual, is it the question? (First reaction to a
publication by the Liège professor Jacques Balthazart, whose aim was to demonstrate the
antenatal origins of homosexuality. There is sometimes a disturbing parallel with certain
homophobic, not to say, eugenic, theories.) - By twenty-seven civil society’s activists in Africa,
Latin America or Europe including Tjenbé Rèd, Africades, CHÉ (Student homosexual circle of
Université libre de Bruxelles), Contact Aquitaine, Couleurs gaies, FAU (French overseas
territories people federation in the Midi-Pyrénées region), SMUG Uganda, SASOD Guyana,
STRASS France, Swissgay.ch, Trans Aide (French national transgender association), Lounès
CHIKHI, Martine GROSS, Louis-Georges TIN, or Élisabeth ZUCKER-ROUVILLOIS. - Release
No. TR10SOC12B (complete bilingual version)
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100426-99.pdf [fr|en]
TJENBÉ RÈD ! Fédération de lutte contre les homophobies, les racismes & le sida
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