In 2024, police and gendarmerie forces recorded more than 3,000 crimes and offenses targeting LGBT people in France—a figure three times higher than that of 2016 (CNCDH, March 2026). At the same time, SOS Homophobie recorded 1,771 reports of LGBTIphobia in 2025, an increase from the 1,571 reports recorded in 2024, even though these figures reflect only a fraction of the reality, as many people do not come forward. Furthermore, only 21% of the measures in the 2023–2026 LGBT+ plan had been implemented as of the date of the CNCDH’s evaluation in March 2026. Given this troubling national context, marked by the rise of reactionary rhetoric, the mobilization of higher education and research institutions remains more necessary than ever.
The CPED lists the initiatives undertaken by its member institutions On the occasion of May 17th, International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This day is a key moment for raising awareness and preventing all forms of violence—physical, psychological, institutional, or online—that LGBTQI+ individuals face. It is also an opportunity to reiterate the importance of a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination in higher education and research settings.
The actions undertaken by institutions demonstrate each year a growing engagement and increasingly rich and diverse programming : screenings-debates, exhibitions, conferences, drag shows, ... They address fundamental issues such as transidentity, intersectionality, or even The place of gender studies in knowledge production. The CPED also reaffirms the need to support research on these issues in order to better understand discrimination and to inform public policies aimed at combating LGBTphobia. This map illustrates the strength of this commitment across the entire country, both in mainland France and in the overseas territories.