Although evidently Paris still has a way to go before it's in the same league as San Francisco.
Posted on 07/03/2012 11:11:47 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Gay couples in France will be allowed to get married and to adopt children from next year, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced Tuesday.
"In the first half of 2013, the right to marriage and adoption will be open to all couples, without discrimination," he told parliament, confirming an election promise by Socialist President Francois Hollande.
"Our society is evolving, lifestyles and mentalities are changing," he said in a speech outlining the new Socialist government's agenda. "The government will respond to that."
The confirmation came just days after Paris held its annual Gay Pride parade, which this year was buoyed by the promise of the new government to legalise gay marriage and adoption rights.
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La Cage aux Folles on steroids
Snarky comment to an arsenekoit: So, let me get this straight...you and your partner mutually consent to and enjoy placing your body parts in the anal cavity of each other and also enjoy placing those same body parts in your mouths.
Now you want me to accept your moral point of view as normal?
Although evidently Paris still has a way to go before it's in the same league as San Francisco.
Add France to the list of nations such as Canada, Sweden, Portugal, Norway and Israel that recognize gay marriage and will have to endure the wrath brought on by gay marriage.
I’m sure this comes as welcome news to the millions of muslims in France.
I had the displeasure of witnessing the Parisian Gay Pride March a few years ago. I still remember the look of hate on the faces of the Arabs who ran some of the convenience stores in the neighborhood.
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