Against LGBTI Discrimination:UM

[Article] - Published on May 14, 2018 in Environmental Issues and Social Responsibility

LGBTI* discrimination? It deserves a good pair of GIFs. With that in mind, the University of Montpellier organized theUM contest, a national competition for student-created animated GIFs and short films.

A national contest

CalledUM ,” the contest was open to students under the age of 26 from all over France. They had until March 1, 2018, to submit one or more short films or animated GIFs. The idea was to use creativity to illustrate, in just a few images, their vision of the fight against LGBTI discrimination, and to compete for prizes ranging from 400 to 600 euros. Two of these prizes were reserved for students at the University of Montpellier and I-SITE MUSE.

An Active Policy to Combat LGBTI Discrimination

Organized with the support of the Interministerial Delegation for the Fight Against Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Anti-LGBTI Hate (DILCRAH), as well as the organizations Angel, Autre Cercle, Chemin des cimes, Le Refuge, and SOS Homophobie, this initiative underscoresUM strong commitmentUM homophobia. This commitment is part of an active policy to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since 2016, the University of Montpellier has been a signatory to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Commitment Charter of the association L’Autre Cercle. It was the first French university to adopt this charter, which is structured around four major objectives: creating an inclusive environment for LGBTI staff members, ensuring equal rights and treatment, supporting staff members who are victims of discrimination, and measuring progress and sharing best practices.

* LGBTI: relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex community.