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France Debates Sweeping Changes as Part of Marriage Equality Law

France Debates Sweeping Changes as Part of Marriage Equality Law

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France could become the latest country to legalize marriage equality, and as part of the proposed change, the nation could make things easier for LGBT parents.

The new draft law would take away male and female descriptions of parents, i.e., mother and father, in the civil code and replace them with gender-neutral terms like "parent." The proposed marriage law would also give equal adoption rights to same-sex couples. Should the legislation pass, marriage would be described in the nation's civil code as "a union of two people, of different or the same gender."

French Catholics are unsurprisingly up in arms, saying the law will lead to incest and polygamy. Nonethless, French president Francois Hollande is a supporter of marriage equality; his cabinet will be presented with the bill on October 31.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.