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France Legalizes Gay Marriage Despite Vocal and Angry Opposition
Wednesday 24th April 2013 | ARIANE
The French lower house of Parliament on Tuesday passed the so-called Marriage for All bill, which opens marriage and adoption to same-sex couples with identical rights previously limited to heterosexual unions.
That vote, which was largely split down left-right lines, makes France the ninth E.U. member and the 14th nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. But the protests it has prompted in recent months aren’t likely to fade any time soon. Opponents decried the legislation, which was one of Socialist President François Hollande’s main campaign promises, as deforming time-honored definitions of marriage and endangering children by permitting gay and lesbian couples to adopt.
