“My sexual orientation was cited as an obstacle to my candidacy and my chances of winning»: Ecologist candidate for the March 2026 municipal elections in Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis), Sabrina Decanton, announced on Tuesday 25 November that she is withdrawing from the campaign. He admitted in a press release to being a victim “unacceptable behavior and comments” in local environmental groups, regarding his homosexuality. “For several months, I was subjected to homophobia,” he denounced in his text addressed to the residents of Saint-Ouen.
According to him, some members of his group believed that his homosexuality would occur “not in line with support popular neighborhood – the position I am considering stigmatization and discrimination». Elected officials did not say more about the people who would target him.
Aged 39 and currently an opposition city councilor, Sabrina Decanton will lead the Ecologist list in next March’s elections in this city of around 51,000 people.
The former mayoral candidate received support from Marine Tondelier, who criticized him on social networks “unacceptable political practices”. “Homophobia will never have a place in our movement. Our diversity is our strengthand claiming otherwise is contradictory our values“, the leader of the Ecologist insisted, assuring that the movement’s disciplinary authorities had been contacted.
“Considering sexual orientation is a criterion for being a candidate is unacceptable, shameful and shocking,” Meanwhile, the reaction of the Mayor (PS) of Saint-Ouen, Karim Bouamrane, to X.
“I firmly believe that other ways of doing politics are possible, but I refuse to compromise my values and integrity,” concluded Sabrina Decanton. Elected officials confirmed that he would remain a member of the city council until the next election to address the concerns of Saint-Ouen residents. “to the executive”.
