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François Hollande at a press conference in Paris
18/05/2013 - France

President François Hollande signs into law same-sex marriage

 President François Hollande’s signing of the same-sex marriage law today makes France the 14th country in the world to legalise gay marriage.

The French Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge to same-sex marriage and adoption rights.
17/05/2013 - France

France’s top court rejects same-sex marriage challenge

France’s Constitutional Council has cleared a bill allowing same-sex marriage and adoption rights, rejecting a challenge to the law.

24/04/2013 - France

Hollande calls for unity after France approves gay marriage

The French President, François Hollande, has called for “healing and unity” after France allowed same-sex marriage following months of bitter and divisive debate on the ...

24/03/2013 - France

Work on the economy instead, anti- gay marriage protesters tell Hollande

Tens of thousands of people opposed to same-sex marriage have marched through Paris in a last-ditched attempt to prevent the bill becoming law, calling on President François Hollande to ...

27/01/2013 - France

Mass rallies for gay marriage ahead of crucial French parliament debate

Thousands of people have marched through Paris to support gay marriage and adoption rights in a final demonstration before the French National Assembly debates the laws.

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03/01/2013 - France

Majority of French want referendum on gay marriage

A new survey has found more than two-thirds of French people would like a referendum on same-sex marriage and adoption rights.

02/01/2013 - France

First 2013 baby in France born to lesbian couple

A woman in a lesbian relationship has given birth to the first baby in France in 2013.

 

Gay-friendly mosque controversy
06/12/2012 - On-the-spot France

Gay-friendly mosque controversy

There’s a new mosque in France, that’s causing waves, in and out of France’s Muslim community.

30/06/2012 - France

Paris celebrates gay pride as Hollande promises legalisation of same-sex marriage

Paris’s annual gay pride parade took off with a colourful start on Saturday, as France’s Socialist government promised to legalise same-sex marriage by 2013.

Transgenders in the world's most populous Muslim country
30/12/2011 - International report

Transgenders in the world's most populous Muslim country

People who identify as transgender face many forms of discrimination in many parts of the world, but what about devout Muslims living in Indonesia?

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