Discussing the legalization of same-sex marriage in France on an episode of The 700 Club last week televangelist Pat Robertson claimed that marriage equality supporters are following in the footsteps of the Illuminati. Robertson told viewers that the French Revolution was “spurred by the writings of a group called the Illuminati,” which meant “to destroy…
(CNN) — The French Senate approved a controversial bill Friday that would give same-sex couples the rights to marry and adopt. The lower house has already approved the legislation. The bill, to which 10 amendments were made in the Senate, must still go through a second reading in the National Assembly and a final reading…
(CNN) — It’s not just the United States grappling with the issue of same-sex marriage. Many countries around the world are re-examining their laws, and some appear to be on the brink of changing them. Senators in Uruguay approved a marriage equality bill Tuesday that puts them on course to be the 12th country in…
PARIS (CNN) — The French Senate will debate a controversial bill Thursday that would extend the right to marry and adopt to same-sex couples. The lower house has already approved the legislation, in the face of protests from those opposed to the measure. If it passes the Senate, it would mark the biggest step forward…
dvd of the week When I saw that The Intouchables was a true story about a quadriplegic, I found other movies to see. I just didn’t want to do the work. And when I tell you that it is in French and subtitled, you may not want to do the work either. But The Intouchables…
(CNN) — Same-sex marriage in France came one step closer to legality Tuesday, as lawmakers in the lower house of parliament approved a controversial bill that would extend the right to marry and adopt to same-sex couples. The measure was voted through in the National Assembly by 329 in favor to 229 against, with 10…
PARIS – Days before the French government are due to debate a proposal that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt children in France, more than 100,000 took to the streets of Paris in support of the measure. Guillaume Bonnet of All Out, an LGBT rights pressure group, told the Washington Blade from Paris…
(CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday decrying the French president’s plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoptions. They converged near the Eiffel Tower, chanting and waving flags, posters and balloons. “I do not personally agree with gay marriage as I am a Christian and believe what…
LOS ANGELES – American Apparel, the vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, is launching an initiative to support gay marriage in France. At the request of its French employees who have been eagerly following the country’s efforts to legalize gay marriage, American Apparel will be giving away 10,000 Legalize Gay shirts in…
PARIS – Following the French government’s approval of a bill to legalize equal marriage and allow gay couples to adopt thousands of demonstrators rallied at the National Assembly in Paris Wednesday evening to show support for the move. According to a report on Pinknews.com, demonstrators chanted “equality now” to show their support for the reform,…
