iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

France Gay Rights

Not-So-Gay Paris: Why France's Same-Sex Marriage Fight Is Far From Over

Real Clear World | Paul Ames | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices

It's Paris under the spring sunshine. Couples stroll hand-in-hand, steal kisses while window shopping past chic boutiques, or whisper sweet-nothings o...

France Legalizes Gay Marriage

AP | LORI HINNANT and SYLVIE CORBET | Posted 04.23.2013 | Gay Voices

PARIS — France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and ...

Protesters Deem Gay Marriage Law 'Threat To Social Fabric' In France

AP | By GREG KELLER | Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices

PARIS -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to sunny Paris boulevards on Sunday to protest the expected passage this week of a bill legalizing ga...

Anti-Gay Violence Rattles France Ahead Of Marriage Equality Bill

AP | Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices

PARIS -- Four people have been detained on suspicion of carrying out an attack at a Lille gay bar, the Interior Ministry said Thursday, amid nationwid...

France's Gay Marriage Proposal Prompts Last-Ditch Protests

Agence France Presse | | Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices

Tens of thousands of people were expected to cram the streets of Paris Sunday in a last-ditch protest to stop controversial gay marriage legislation f...

Why Gay Marriage Is Polarizing France

Agence France Presse | Martine Nouaille | Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices

Gay marriage may have passed with barely hitch in many countries, but it has kicked up a huge storm in France, a country often seen as the champion of...

Bad News For France's Gay Marriage Opponents

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2013 | Gay Voices

PARIS, April 15 (Reuters) - French police arrested dozens of protesters against same-sex marriage on Monday as left-wing lawmakers brought forward t...

Anti-Gay Assaults Surge In France

Agence France Presse | Marianne Barriaux | Posted 04.11.2013 | Gay Voices

Wilfred de Bruijn's face is bloated, seeped in blood, his bruised right eye shut tight, his tooth broken -- the victim of a brutal attack in Paris whi...

Anti-Gay Attack Victim Becomes French Icon

AP | THOMAS ADAMSON | Posted 04.10.2013 | Gay Voices

PARIS — The shocking photo of a homophobic attack victim in Paris that went viral on social media this week and caused the French interior minis...

France's Fight For Gay Marriage Turns Violent

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2013 | Gay Voices

By Tara Oakes PARIS, April 10 (Reuters) - A gay man beaten up in Paris this month is using a photo of his injuries to fuel a growing ...

Gay Marriage Debates and Interpretative Bird Dances in France

Scott Gunther | Posted 04.27.2013 | Gay Voices
Scott Gunther

So if the opponents of same-sex marriage weren't talking about sex or religion, what kinds of arguments were they making?

A Day in a Queer Life in France: An Ordinary Day

Olivier Steiner | Posted 04.23.2013 | Gay Voices
Olivier Steiner

2013-02-14-ADayInTheQueerLifeBanner.jpgHonestly, I hardly know what homophobia is anymore. Even my parents have worked through it. Everyone around me knows, and I live in a bubble of kindly indifference to homosexuality where it is no more an issue than the color of my hair. But I do remember.

Great News For France's Gay Community

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 04.14.2013 | Gay Voices

PARIS — France's lower house of parliament approved a sweeping bill on Tuesday to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt chil...

Thoughts Of An American Au Pair In Paris On France's Fight Over Gay Marriage

Carrie Dennis | Posted 04.07.2013 | Gay Voices
Carrie Dennis

Why, in a modern European country with socialist leanings, does "libertƩ, ƩgalitƩ, fraternitƩ" fall apart in the face of LGBT politics? France, particularly Paris, has a reputation as being culturally superior to all of America, but lately it seems that the so-called "city of love" is lacking in love.

WATCH: NOM's President Joins Paris's Anti-Gay Marriage Protests

Posted 01.20.2013 | Gay Voices

The National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) Brian Brown recently traveled to Paris, where he enthusiastically reported on the French anti-gay marri...

French Elle Magazine Supports Gay Marriage With Stunning Cover

Posted 01.17.2013 | Gay Voices

The French edition of Elle magazine is proudly declaring its support for same-sex marriage with a stunning "Marriage for all!" issue. New York Mag...

Thousands Rally Against Gay Marriage In France

AP | LORI HINNANT | Posted 03.15.2013 | Gay Voices

PARIS — Holding aloft ancient flags and young children, hundreds of thousands of people converged Sunday on the Eiffel Tower to protest the Fren...

Meet France's Unlikely Anti-Gay Marriage Mascot

Reuters | Posted 03.13.2013 | Gay Voices

* Lay activists overshadow faith leaders at main protest * Hundreds of thousands expected for three-pronged march * Orga...

France's First Baby Of 2013 Has Two Moms

Posted 01.03.2013 | Gay Voices

France's first baby of 2013 has two mommies. As The Telegraph reports, baby Sacha was born between midnight and 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the French...

American Apparel's 'Legalize Gay' Campaign Goes Trans-Atlantic

Posted 12.11.2012 | Gay Voices

One high-profile U.S. clothing retailer is making its stance on same-sex marriage known across the pond. American Apparel will reportedly be givin...

WATCH: It's A Bird, It's A Plane...It's A Gay Marriage Opponent!

Posted 10.25.2012 | Gay Voices

This week's anti-gay marriage and parenting protests in France have already produced some truly stunning moments, but this latest video is by far the ...

Bad News For France's Gay Marriage Bill

Reuters | Posted 12.22.2012 | Gay Voices

* Government had planned to pass law by mid-2013 * But has put off issuing draft text of reform * Activists accuse presi...

French Mayors Say If Gay Marriage Is Passed In The Country They Will Refuse To Perform Weddings

Le Huff Post | Par Geoffroy Clavel | Posted 10.12.2012 | Gay Voices

"Marriage is contracted by two people of different sexes or the same sex." This is the wording of the key article in the draft law to legalize civil m...

France Makes Bold Proposal For Gay Parents As Part Of Marriage Equality Law

Posted 09.25.2012 | Gay Voices

France could very well become the next nation to legalize same-sex marriage, but lawmakers have reportedly gone a step further with a proposal that co...

Will France Be The Next Country To Approve Gay Marriage?

Posted 08.27.2012 | Gay Voices

If all goes according to plan, France could become the ninth European country to legalize gay marriage by 2013. As UPI reports, French Prime Minis...