A resignation against a background of homophobia. The president of the Scouts and Guides of France, Marine Rosset, “angry” Faced with the criticisms that she linked to her homosexuality, resigned from her duties after less than two months stationed because his “Situation was untenable”. “I chose to get behind the presidency of Scouts and Guides de France. […] My will is to protect movement ”announced this Wednesday, August 6, Marine Rosset in an interview with the newspaper The cross. “After my election, there were people, outside scouting, political forces, communications, even financial, who have instrumentalized positions that I have been able to have. It resulted from it a false image of the Scouts and Guides of France (SGDF), because we have associated a certain number of my positions with those of the movement »she deplores.
Elected socialist in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, this homosexual mother of a child, who had taken pro-IVG positions, attracted the wrath of several extreme right sites and some doubtful reactions within the Church, after her election with a very large majority in mid-June at the head of the movement resulting from Catholicism, at the age of 39. “I am angry, especially because we have sometimes been able to question my faith, because of my homosexuality. It’s hurtful “she said on a daily basis.
“What has changed the game is the unforeseen announcement of a Partial legislative election in my constituency [où elle a été candidate en 2022 et 2024, ndlr]. The least of my speaking would have been monitored. Now it was really important to me that the movement was not reduced to my only person: it is larger than me. I especially did not want to damage it ”explains Marine Rosset.
With more than 100,000 members, the Scouts and Guides in France is the first scouting association in the country, far ahead of the most conservative scouts in France and Scouts in Europe. Marine Rosset says he didn’t anticipate “The violence of criticism” After supporting the right to abortion and his family situation. “I was attacked every day on social networks, with messages wishing my disappearance. Do not be fooled, criticism on my political commitment was often a way to criticize me without mentioning my homosexuality ”she points out.