L’abstract
Despite the development of diversity policies in France since the 2000s, few companies and public administrations have taken up issues related to the fight against homophobia and transphobia. Based on a textual and longitudinal analysis of archives, supplemented by interviews, this article examines the strategies of five internal networks made up of “activist employees,” who are openly committed to the lgbtq cause in their workplaces. These networks within corporations or public administrations develop prevention and awareness resources and services, and use their employers’ avowed commitment to diversity as leverage. As these actors gain visibility and legitimacy in their workplaces, they can extend the scope of their demands and actions, and denounce the inaction of their employers more and more vocally in the face of discrimination against sexual and gender minorities. Even if these networks propose moderate or reformist actions, they participate in transforming human resources policies from within.