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 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’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 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 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