An update on Rama Yade, the charismatic young black French human rights minister who was a major player behind the recent United Nations gay rights declaration. Ironically, Yade was sidelined in a dramatic cabinet reshuffling that gives France an openly gay cabinet minister. The Independent:
President Sarkozy also took the opportunity to settle a few scores and punish ministers who had defied or disappointed him. Rama Yade, 32, the strikingly beautiful, Senegalese-born junior foreign minister for human rights, was one of the great symbols of M. Sarkozy's "ouverture" to racial minorities, women and youth when she was first appointed in 2007. She has since angered the President by taking an independent line on Libya and China and refusing to be sent into internal exile to the European Parliament.
So much symbolism was heaped on Mme Yade's appointment, and her personal popularity is so great, that the president dared not fire her outright. The move to sport—and the abolition of her old human rights job—will however be interpreted as a punishment.
Openly gay writer and television presenter Frédéric Mitterrand, nephew of the late President François Mitterrand, becomes the new culture minister.
You May Enjoy ...
French Black Gay Activist Behind UN Declaration [R20]
US Refuses to Sign UN Gay Rights Resolution [R20]
Louis-Georges Tin and IDAHO [R20]
I REMEMBER YOU WRITING ABOUT HER LAST YEAR!!!
This is too funny. I just saw this at another site and no mention was made of Rama Yade or the fact she pushed for that United Nations declaration.
They were just excited Mitterand's nephew is the new French "A" gay.
Posted by: A. Martinez | 24 June 2009 at 14:46
Interesting, he decide to diss the black woman who was supportive of GLBT rights and replace her with a "token" gay male. This is wrong on so many levels...
Posted by: kayman | 24 June 2009 at 17:09
@ Kayman:
Ding! Ding!
We have a winner. -RM
Posted by: Rod Mc | 24 June 2009 at 18:23
Sarkozy is lame as hell.
You demote the ONE person who is making REAL change in France--a country RIFE with racial violence and a growing violence towards religious minorities and sexual minorities--and you demote her because she "upset" you...
Sarkozy=an EXTREMELY problematic example of an abuse of power...
I still hope Rama works on the initiative and gets things DONE...
sidenote: she is quite beautiful and boo is WORKING that tailored pantsuit OUT! :)
Posted by: ShadeTea | 24 June 2009 at 23:03
BRAVA, DIVA!!!!
SISTAH YADE, THIS WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN EXPONENTIAL BLESSINGS! SHE WILL SOAR, BECAUSE SHE WAS THIS BOLD, THIS REAL, THIS TRUE AND THIS RIGHTEOUS.
BLESSINGS TO HER!
Great story Rod...YOU ARE MY NEWS CHANNEL!
Posted by: TheRevKev | 24 June 2009 at 23:35
More & more people know that blog are good for every one where we get lots of information any topics !!!
Posted by: Health Resource Center | 25 June 2009 at 02:37