This Thursday, October 6, M6 will broadcast the documentary Trans, unique in their kind. But even before its broadcast, the program hosted by Karine Le Marchand is already worrying several associations for the defense of the rights of LGBTI people and journalists.
A documentary that does not pose. This Thursday, October 6, M6 broadcast Trans, one of a kind, a film produced and presented by Karine Le Marchandand in which viewers will follow the journey of three transgender people : Zach (20 years old), Aëla (34 years old), and Emma (63 years old). But even before its broadcast, some associations came out of silence to express their disapproval of the program.
This is particularly the case of Collages féministes Paris and the Fransgenre association, which published the following message on social networks: “M6: The life of trans people is not entertainment”. For its part, the AJL (Association of lesbian, gay, bi-es, trans and intersex journalists), relying on the press release and the extracts distributed to the press, fears that the documentary will leave “the good share of sensationalism, shocking images and only depoliticized testimonies”.
Karine Le Marchand: “I understood the responsibility of the media”
In an interview with TV Magazine, Karine Le Marchand did not respond directly to the concerns of associations but explained that she learned a lot by making this documentary. “I understood the suffering and the obstacle course of these people. I also understood the responsibility of the media. By showing transgender people, we have the responsibility first of all not to make caricatures of them and then to highlight the reality of their lives”, said the host. With our colleagues from Puremedias, she also indicated that “the important thing was not to hurt them (transgender people, editor’s note) but to speak to as many people as possible because the goal is to develop people who are not concerned. We are not here to convince the convinced”.
A questionable debate
But it is above all the debate broadcast in the second part of the evening that disturbs the associations. Indeed, after the documentary, M6 will broadcast a debate entitled Trans children: what to do?. But for the AJL, the title “implies that trans people are problems for society”. The association of journalists also points to the identity of the guests present on the set. For this debate, Karine Le Marchand entrusted a psychiatrist, a mother who refuses to accompany her child in his transidentity, a podcast creator who refutes the reality of transidentity, and a transgender person. “The pro/con polarization of the debate is an ease of programming that leaves the way open to opponents of human rights”lamented the AJL, which recalls that “the freedom of expression is not a free pass that exempts from the legal framework: transphobia is discrimination recognized by law”.
With puremedia, Karine Le Marchand also returned to this debate which is already making a lot of noise. And for her, we should not worry about a possible polarization of the discussion. “This is obviously not a societal debate, we are not in the “for/against” transidentity. But it’s rather how? How to help parents reactassured Karine Le Marchand, who is not afraid of being criticized: “I am attacked all the time. I am used to it. In dealing with transidentity, I am not looking for appeasement and I am not looking for peace. I don’t do prime time cat grooming parties, that’s for sure…”
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Trans, one of a kind
In this documentary, viewers will follow the journey of three transgender people: Zach (20 years old), Aëla (34 years old), and Emma (63 years old)
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Trans, one of a kind
But even before its broadcast, some associations came out of silence to express their disapproval of the program.
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Trans, one of a kind
This is particularly the case of Collages féministes Paris and the Fransgenre association, which published the following message on social networks: “M6: The life of trans people is not entertainment”
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Trans, one of a kind
For its part, the AJL (Association of lesbian, gay, bi-es, trans and intersex journalists), relying on the press release and the extracts distributed to the press, fears that the documentary leaves “the share beautiful to sensationalism, shocking images and only depoliticized testimonies”
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Trans, one of a kind
In an interview with TV Magazine, Karine Le Marchand did not respond directly to the concerns of associations but explained that she learned a lot by making this documentary.
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Trans, one of a kind
“By showing transgender people, we have the responsibility first of all not to make caricatures of them and then to highlight the reality of their lives”, confided Karine Le Marchand
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Trans, one of a kind
But it is above all the debate broadcast in the second part of the evening that disturbs the associations. Indeed, after the documentary, M6 will broadcast a debate entitled Trans children: what to do?.
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Trans, one of a kind
But for the AJL, just the title “suggests that trans people are problems for society”. The association of journalists also points to the identity of the guests present on the set.
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Trans, one of a kind
“The polarization for/against the debate is an ease of programming that leaves the way open to opponents of human rights”, lamented the AJL
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Trans, one of a kind
For Karine Le Marchand, we should not worry about a possible polarization of the discussion. “It is obviously not a social debate, we are not in the” for / against “transidentity. But it is rather how to do it? How to help parents to react”, assured Karine Le Marchand