https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia could change agreements for the adoption of Russian children made with France and other Western states that are legalising gay marriage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130426/putin-warns-france-after-gay-marriage-vote Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:37:00 +0200 putin-warns-france-after-gay-marriage-vote President François Hollande has denounced "homophobic" acts as protests against the bill once again boiled over on Wednesday night. The French parliament just days away from the crucial and final vote on whether to legalise gay marriage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130418/pm-calls-for-calm-ahead-of-gay-marriage-vote Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:02:00 +0200 pm-calls-for-calm-ahead-of-gay-marriage-vote Several gay marriage opponents fired off violent rhetoric on Friday after the French government announced it would bring forward the final stage in the process of legalizing gay marriage. Here is a look back at the most provocative statements made during France's divisive gay marriage row. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130412/hollande-wants-blood-and-he-will-get-it Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:56:00 +0200 hollande-wants-blood-and-he-will-get-it France moved a step closer to legalizing same sex marriage on Friday when the Senate adopted a gay marriage bill after days of heated argument. Only National Assembly deputies now stand in the way of it becoming law. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130412/french-senate-adopts-gay-marriage-bill Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:58:00 +0200 french-senate-adopts-gay-marriage-bill France’s Senate voted ‘Yes’ to the first and most important article of the government’s divisive gay marriage bill, which would allow for same-sex unions, late on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130410/key-gay-marriage-article-passes-french-senate Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:14:00 +0200 key-gay-marriage-article-passes-french-senate France’s stormy gay marriage debate is set to move forward on Thursday, as a bill legalizing same-sex unions goes to the French Senate. As well as renewed protests outside, the bill could face stiff opposition inside the chamber. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130404/protests-mount-as-senate-debates-gay-marriage Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:08:00 +0200 protests-mount-as-senate-debates-gay-marriage France’s National Assembly made history on Tuesday when it adopted the government’s landmark bill to legalize gay marriage and open up adoption to same-sex couples on Tuesday. The legislation will now go before the Senate in early spring. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130212/french-parliament-passes-gay-marriage-bill Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:33:00 +0100 french-parliament-passes-gay-marriage-bill After two weeks of frenzied debate in the French parliament, deputies are set to finally cast their votes on whether or not to legalize gay marriage and open up adoption to same-sex couples. Follow the historic moment with The Local’s live blog. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130212/live-french-parliament-votes-on-gay-marriage-bill Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:01:00 +0100 live-french-parliament-votes-on-gay-marriage-bill The marathon debate over gay marriage in the French parliament is set to come to an end on Tuesday when deputies vote on whether to pass the proposed legislation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130212/french-parliament-set-to-pass-gay-marriage-law Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:31:00 +0100 french-parliament-set-to-pass-gay-marriage-law On Wednesday, France's National Assembly entered its ninth day of a marathon debate over the historic gay marriage bill. Meanwhile, across the Channel, their British counterparts passed similar legislation with seemingly little fuss. The contrast did not go unnoticed in the French press. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130206/gay-marriage-france-uk-debate-vote-protest Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:36:00 +0100 gay-marriage-france-uk-debate-vote-protest With France’s National Assembly debate on gay marriage into its ninth day, it seems deputies are struggling to keep their minds on the job. One Socialist deputy has provoked a mini-furore after being caught on camera playing Scrabble. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130206/france-parliament-gay-marriage-vote Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:10:00 +0100 france-parliament-gay-marriage-vote The debate over gay marriage in France’s National Assembly seems to have turned into a war of attrition with deputies engaged in mammoth discussions which lasted throughout the night and only ended at 8am on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130204/gay-marriage-keeps-french-mps-up-all-night Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:35:00 +0100 gay-marriage-keeps-french-mps-up-all-night Breaking News: France's National Assembly on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the first and most important article of a controversial law that will allow gay couples to marry and adopt children. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130202/french-parliament-approves-gay-marriage-clause Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:10:00 +0100 french-parliament-approves-gay-marriage-clause The gay marriage debate in France has proved to be pretty feisty and has pushed some of those involved into making some fairly provocative public statements. The Local has put together a selection of ten of the most controversial. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130130/gay-marriage-top-10-most-provocative-statements Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0100 gay-marriage-top-10-most-provocative-statements The row over gay marriage in France took a sinister turn this week when the Socialist party reported vandals had targeted several of its branches, smashing windows and daubing homophobic graffiti on the walls. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130122/gay-marriage-socialist-party-branches-attacked Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:53:00 +0100 gay-marriage-socialist-party-branches-attacked Mayors in rural areas of France have said they will perform gay marriages if the new law, due to be presented to government next week, is passed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121029/mayors-will-perform-gay-marriages-if-law-is-passed Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:18:00 +0100 mayors-will-perform-gay-marriages-if-law-is-passed Despite shrill protests from Catholics and some conservatives, France seems ready to accept gay marriage. But gay adoption is proving to be the real sticking point, writes Isabelle Tourne. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121026/gay-adoption-splits-france-but-marriage-opponents-are-left-trailing Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:41:00 +0200 gay-adoption-splits-france-but-marriage-opponents-are-left-trailing A leading Socialist MP, currently drafting a new law to allow gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexual couples, has suggested the government may legalize IVF for same-sex couples. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121012/ivf-for-gay-couples-could-come-later-socialist-minister Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:29:00 +0200 ivf-for-gay-couples-could-come-later-socialist-minister A copy of the draft law to legalise gay marriage in France has been leaked to the press, revealing a plan to change all instances of “mother” and “father” in civil code to just “parents”. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120924/leaked-gay-marriage-law-no-more-mum-and-dad-just-parents Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:23:00 +0200 leaked-gay-marriage-law-no-more-mum-and-dad-just-parents Plans for new gay marriage laws will allow same-sex couples the same rights to adopt as heterosexual couples, French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira announced to the press today. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120911/gay-couples-to-have-adoption-rights-in-new-law Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:01:00 +0200 gay-couples-to-have-adoption-rights-in-new-law