Meet Hommen: France's latest topless activists
Meet Hommen: France's latest topless activists
Paris has a new group of semi-naked activists roaming its streets, going by the name of Hommen. Set up in response to the notorious feminist organisation Femen, the bare-chested male members of Hommen are an emerging force in the anti- gay marriage movement.
First came the militant topless feminists Femen, who are known for their outlandish, semi-naked demonstrations at Notre Dame cathedral and the famous Louvre art gallery. Now Paris is home to a rival group of bare-chested male activisits that go by the name of Hommen.
The group has emerged in the last few days in France as a new, more radical arm of France's powerful anti-gay marriage movement.
Mirroring the tactics of Femen, the masked men paint slogans on their bare chests and take to the streets to spread their message.
However that appears to be where the similarities end.
In a rare interview with The Local on Wednesday, a representative of Hommen, calling himself ‘Henri’ was scathing about Femen saying the women were "practically a terrorist group".
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