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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:35 PM Apr 2013

France legalizes gay marriage despite angry protests

France became the 14th country in the world to allow same-sex couples to wed Tuesday, when its parliament approved a law that has sparked often violent street protests and a rise in homophobic attacks.

Lawmakers in the lower house National Assembly, where President Francois Hollande’s Socialists have an absolute majority, passed the bill by 331 votes for and 225 against.

The law also allows same-sex couples to adopt children.

“I hope people across the country will celebrate this moment,” Martin Gaillard, a 31-year-old advocate of gay marriage, told English-language news site France24.com.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/23/17879169-france-legalizes-gay-marriage-despite-angry-protests?lite

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France legalizes gay marriage despite angry protests (Original Post) joeybee12 Apr 2013 OP
Kicking and screaming Tien1985 Apr 2013 #1
Congratulations to another enlightened country!!! I hope we don't wait to long. Pisces Apr 2013 #2

Tien1985

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1. Kicking and screaming
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:37 PM
Apr 2013

The entire way. I wonder what they'll do 6 months from now when they realize the sky hasn't fallen?

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