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 In a landmark decision a lesbian couple were barred from adopting a child, who was conceived through artificial insemination outside France. One gay-rights group slammed the decision saying "Children of LGBT families are the new bastards of the Republic". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140502/lesbian-couple-refused-right-to-adopt-child Fri, 02 May 2014 15:11:00 +0200 lesbian-couple-refused-right-to-adopt-child As France braces this weekend for giant protests against gay marriage and adoption, neighbouring Belgium has become a haven for French lesbians, who flock there in their thousands to conceive babies they are denied at home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130111/french-lesbians-hop-the-train-to-belgium-to-give-birth Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:40:00 +0100 french-lesbians-hop-the-train-to-belgium-to-give-birth