French government minister Marlene Schiappa is under
fire from members of her own party after appearing on the cover of
Playboy magazine. A government minister since 2017, Schiappa, appeared on the cover of Playboy to accompany a 12-page interview she participated in about women's and LGBT rights. The 40-year-old French
Secretary of State for Social
economy and Associations was photographed clothed on the cover donning a white dress. Women's rights and politics The self-proclaimed 'sapiosexual' reportedly agreed to the Play interview to discuss women's rights, feminism, violence against
Women as well as politics, the Daily Mail reported. Sapiosexuality means a person is sexually attracted to highly intelligent people, so much so that they consider it to be the most important trait in a partner, according to WebMD . It is a relatively new word that has become more popular in recent years. Both LGBTQ+ people and heterosexual people may identify as sapiosexual After receiving backlash, Schiappa defended her decision to appear on the cover of Playboy tweeting , "Defending the right of women to do what they want with their bodies: everywhere and all the time. In
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