[Interview to be found in the autumn issue, at your newsstand or by subscription.] La France insoumise (LFI) deputy for Val-de-Marne and vice-president of the National Assembly, Clémence Guetté publishes For a Policy of Friendship (La Découverte, editions), a subject informed by queer literature.
Interview by Nicolas Scheffer & Thomas Vampouille
What can a policy of friendship look like?
I propose opening new rights to friendships, in the face of the dominant model of the traditional family. Take the example of a sick friend. Today, you cannot take leave to accompany them. Why not have the right to do so? I first tried, in my book, to anticipate certain objections that seem relevant to me whenever we talk about legislating on this subject, such as cherishing our friendships for the flexibility of this particular bond. I therefore asked: how, as a parliamentarian who writes the law, not to weigh down friendship with all the burden that the civil code currently places on the couple and the family.
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