Supported since the beginning by the Mairie du 19e arrondissement, the Front Runners de Paris count on the support of numerous partners linked to the world of sport and the LGBT+ voluntary-sector network.
The Valentine's Day Race is supported by:
Mairie du 19e arrondissement and the Buttes-Chaumont Park
The Mairie du 19e arrondissement has been present for many years alongside the Front Runners de Paris, lending premises and equipment during the club's various events, including the Valentine's Day Race. Every year, the mayor of the district, Mr. François Dagnaud, is present to show the town hall's support for this sporting and committed event. The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont is also a major supporter of the event, as well as the Direction de la Jeunesse et des Sports de la Ville de Paris.
www.mairie19.paris.fr/
SOS homophobie
SOS homophobie is a 1901 law association fighting against discrimination and attacks of a homophobic and transphobic nature.
Each year, the association works with thousands of middle and high school students throughout France to remind people of the law and deconstruct prejudices.
SOS homophobie provides a national anonymous telephone service for victims or witnesses of lesbophobic, gayphobic, biphobic or transphobic acts or discrimination.
The Annual report on homophobia in Franceis produced each year based on testimonies received by the association. A unique and essential measuring tool for identifying the problem of homophobia, in a quantitative and commented manner.
https://www.sos-homophobie.org/
Contact
Facilitate dialogue between LGBT people and those around them.
CONTACT aims to: help families and their friends understand and accept the sexual orientation and/or gender identity of their loved ones; to help LGBT people, and in particular young people, to communicate with their parents or those around them, by helping them to accept their sexual orientation and/or their gender identity; to fight against discrimination, particularly that which LGBT people or people considered as such may be victims of; to prevent suicide and risky behaviour linked to LGBT phobias.
https://www.asso-contact.org/
OUTsiders
OUTsiders is a Parisian multi-sport association for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trans and straight people (yes, there are some!). You can practice or discover sports as varied as swimming, water polo, yoga, dance, cheerleading, fitness, aquagym, handball and even theater.
Since 2023, OUTsiders has provided cheerleading at the start of the Valentine's Day Race.
https://outsiders.paris/
Up Sport !
An association active in the southwest of Paris, the Up Sport ! Unis pour le sport aims to promote and promote inclusion through sport. It helps people in great economic precariousness and social fragility by supporting them in sporting activities.
Volunteers from Up Sport ! will be present on the day of the race to collect your donations of sports equipment in good condition (sneakers and rather warm sports outfits), intended for asylum seekers, refugees, undocumented immigrants, isolated women and victims of violence…
https://www.unispourlesport.paris/