There was much criticism against the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, which raised the defense of the LGBTIQ+ community with a staging simulating The Last Supperbut performed by drag queens. The right-wing politician called the presentation “disgraceful” and the French church said it was a “mockery and ridicule” of Christianity. However, on Monday the situation became more tense with the lawsuit filed by the DJ in charge of the music for the inauguration over death threats and harassment.
Barbara Butch She was one of the artists who hosted the Olympic competition ceremony. The DJ, a feminist activist and LGBTIQ+ community activist, denounced being the target of “a campaign of cyberbullying and defamation”, with “particularly” violent attitudes, as reported by her lawyer, Audrey Msellati, on social media.
Butch stated that “At first I decided not to speak so that the haters would calm down, but the messages I receive are increasingly extreme”. Thus, the complainant’s lawyer evoked a statement, denouncing the “death threats, torture and rape”as well as the “numerous insults of an anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist and grossophobic nature”which his client suffered.
It should be noted that beyond the DJ booth, Butch is a fierce defender of the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community and of the acceptance of body composition. In fact, she uses her social networks to challenge the image stereotypes imposed by a sociocultural issue. In this sense, she made a short film, XL: Extra Largea testament to their commitment to promoting acceptance.
He is also of Jewish origin and has expressed his opposition to anti-Semitism on several occasions. In fact, his contributions to the LGBTIQ+ community led him to receive the award Out d’or to the “LGBTIQ+ Personality of the Year” of the French Association of Journalists of the collective.
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