

France's first gay PM just made history — but coming out in politics is still complicated.
“Being French in 2024 means being able to serve as Prime Minister while openly gay.” With these words closing his policy speech on January 30, 2024, Gabriel Attal made history. The documentary *Homos en politique: le dire ou pas?* uses this milestone — the appointment and visibility of France’s first openly gay Prime Minister — as a springboard for a broader inquiry. Journalists Jean-Baptiste Marteau and Renaud Saint-Cricq travel across France to meet LGBTQ politicians of all generations, from Paris to rural towns. Eleven years after the protests against same-sex marriage, has France really changed? Through interviews with figures like Bertrand Delanoë, Sarah El Haïry, Jean-Philippe Tanguy, Franck Riester, and others, the film explores how coming out intersects with politics, homophobia, and representation — questioning whether saying “I’m gay” in politics is still an act of courage or simply a sign of the times.
Writing
Journalists who actually listen, not interrogate.
Production
Small-town France footage hits different.
Direction
Letting silences speak louder than speeches.

Director
Jean-Baptiste Marteau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2013 'Manif pour tous' protests radicalized a generation of French LGBTQ activists — this film captures their electoral revenge.
Gabriel Attal filmed his interview before his PM appointment, making his closing line retroactively prophetic.
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