FièrEs

FièrEs is a French radical lesbian association founded in November 2013 by three former members of Osez le Féminisme. It emerged in a political context marked by the mobilisation of far-right and conservative groups such as Manif pour tous, Printemps français, Civitas and SOS-tout-petits, and from the observation that few LGBT organisations carried their struggles from a feminist perspective, while few feminist organisations genuinely included LGBT struggles. The association describes its feminism as intrinsically linked to lesbian, bi and/or trans identities, and its main objective as contributing to the destruction of the cisheteropatriarchal, racist and capitalist system in all its dimensions. FièrEs is a non-mixed association, meaning it reserves speaking space for women and non-cis people. It presents itself as a space for truly free speech and empowerment, allowing women and non-cis people to define their oppressions and appropriate their struggles. The association states that it neither supports nor depends on any political party, and that its spokespersons and board members commit to not affiliating with any political party. It also claims financial independence, relying on its own revenues for operating costs. Over the years, FièrEs has organised and participated in numerous actions. In 2023, it published a tribune in Les Invités de Mediapart with nearly a hundred signatories following the forced closure of the queer and feminist bar Bonjour Madame in Paris and attacks on LGBTQI+ centres in Saint-Denis, La Réunion, Nantes, Tours and Perpignan, titled 'Contre la répression étatique visant les lieux et personnes LGBTQI+'. It organised the lesbian march of 23 April under the slogan 'Contre la lesbophobie d'état, gouines au combat', with speeches by collectives including Queer Racicé-es Autonomes, Nta Rajel, ORAAJuives, RaiZes Arrechas, Décolonisons Le Féminisme, Front Transmasc Smash +, Inverti-e-s and Diivines LGBTQIA+. It also organised the 'Dyke Bloc', a non-mixed lesbian contingent within the Paris march of 8 March, International Women's Day, and signed the 'Pink Bloc', a grouping of LGBTQI+ personalities and collectives opposing pension reform and participating in social demonstrations. It launched 'AG Queer' with the pôle des luttes to raise awareness of current social struggles within the queer community. The association celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023 with the slogan '10 ans de militantisme lesbien radical, ça se fête !'. It continues to rely on volunteers and its own resources, inviting supporters to contribute time to actions, meetings or both.

FièrEs was created in November 2013 by three former members of Osez le Féminisme. The founding context was twofold: a political climate in which fascist and conservative groups (Manif pour tous, Printemps français, Civitas, SOS-tout-petits) were mobilising, and a dual observation that few LGBT associations carried their struggles from a feminist perspective while few feminist associations genuinely included LGBT struggles. The association thus sought to make the voices of lesbian and trans people heard. The association defines itself as a radical lesbian association whose feminism is intrinsically linked to lesbian, bi and/or trans identities. Its main objective is to contribute to destroying the cisheteropatriarchal, racist and capitalist system in all its dimensions. It is a non-mixed association, creating a space for truly free speech and empowerment where women and non-cis people can define their oppressions and appropriate their struggles. FièrEs states that it neither supports nor depends on any political party, and that its spokespersons and board members commit to not affiliating with any political party. It also emphasises financial independence, relying on its own revenues for operating costs. A chronology of notable actions includes, in 2023, the publication of a tribune in Les Invités de Mediapart with nearly a hundred signatories following the forced closure of the queer and feminist bar Bonjour Madame in Paris and attacks on LGBTQI+ centres in Saint-Denis, La Réunion, Nantes, Tours and Perpignan, titled 'Contre la répression étatique visant les lieux et personnes LGBTQI+'. That same year, FièrEs organised the lesbian march of 23 April under the slogan 'Contre la lesbophobie d'état, gouines au combat', featuring speeches by collectives such as Queer Racicé-es Autonomes, Nta Rajel, ORAAJuives, RaiZes Arrechas, Décolonisons Le Féminisme, Front Transmasc Smash +, Inverti-e-s and Diivines LGBTQIA+. It also organised the 'Dyke Bloc', a non-mixed lesbian contingent within the Paris march of 8 March, International Women's Day, and signed the 'Pink Bloc', a grouping of LGBTQI+ personalities and collectives opposing pension reform and participating in social demonstrations. It launched 'AG Queer' with the pôle des luttes to raise awareness of current social struggles within the queer community. In 2023 the association also celebrated its tenth anniversary under the banner '10 ans de militantisme lesbien radical, ça se fête !'. It continues to operate as a volunteer-based, financially independent organisation, inviting supporters to contribute time to actions, meetings or both.

• 2023

  Publication of a tribune in Les Invités de Mediapart with nearly a hundred signatories against state repression targeting LGBTQI+ places and people.

• 2023

  Organisation of the lesbian march of 23 April under the slogan 'Contre la lesbophobie d'état, gouines au combat'.

• 2023

  Organisation of the 'Dyke Bloc', a non-mixed lesbian contingent within the Paris march of 8 March.

• 2023

  Signatory of the 'Pink Bloc' opposing pension reform and participation in social demonstrations.

• 2023

  Launch of 'AG Queer' with the pôle des luttes to raise awareness of social struggles within the queer community.

• 2023

  Celebration of 10 years of radical lesbian activism under the banner '10 ans de militantisme lesbien radical, ça se fête !'.

• 2013

  FièrEs is founded in November by three former members of Osez le Féminisme.

Radical lesbian, non-mixed, feminist and anti-capitalist activism

1. 1Association lesbiennefieres.wordpress.com
2. 2Notre Histoirefieres.wordpress.com
3. 3FièrEswikidata.org