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French Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois yesterday warned the government that legalizing same-sex marriage will lead to violence. Vingt-Trois, the archbishop of Paris, said the difference between the sexes was a basic human trait and denying it by legalizing marriage and adoption for homosexuals would weaken society’s ability to manage its differences peacefully. “This is the way a violent society develops,” he …

Over at NOM Exposed, blogger Jeremy Hooper has discovered that NOM is set to begin formally exporting its brand of bigotry to other nations.  They are starting, unsurprisingly, in France.  Hooper writes about the above mailer: Even more interesting than NOM’s obvious connection to this one fight [in France] is the line at the bottom of this e-blast which notes …

The French National Assembly will vote on same-sex marriage for the final time on April 23rd after a second reading of the bill this Wednesday. It was approved by the lower house National Assembly in February, by the upper house Senate last week, and is now due to return to the assembly on Wednesday for a second reading. On Monday, …

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With a quote from one of NOM’s homocons.

Frigide Barjot (center in the above photo), the leader of France’s Manif Pour Tous, vowed yesterday that the decision to speed up the finalization of the marriage equality bill will bring violence. “This is a disgrace. The French people don’t want this law, and what do they do? They speed up its passage. Hollande wants blood, and he will get …

After yesterday’s final passage by the French Senate, the marriage equality bill was supposed to go back to the Assembly for reconciliation on May 20th, allowing opponents more than a month to scream, rage, and plot to thwart it. Well, them haters better get to plottin’, because the Assembly is getting the bill in five days. The ruling Socialists said …

Today the French Senate finalized its vote on same-sex marriage! The French Senate has voted to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer. The vote in the upper house of parliament — led by President Francois Hollande’s Socialists — comes despite boisterous protests. Opponents — mostly conservatives and fervent Roman Catholics …

(Via JMG reader Thomas)

JMG reader David in Paris sends us the translation of the above tweet from the Senate sponsor of France’s marriage equality bill: “All the articles have been voted on. From this point on, we’ll tackle additional amendments! Finish line in sight!”

Tonight the French Senate approved the portion of its marriage equality bill that guarantees adoption rights to same-sex couples.  Anti-gay groups had been clinging to that aspect of the bill as their last possible chance to block final passage. Via Le Monde: Après l’adoption de l’article 1 du projet de loi sur le “mariage pour tous”, ouvrant la voie au …

Manif Pour Tous has announced that if France’s marriage equality bill is finalized they will stage yet another massive anti-gay rally on May 26th in a last-ditch effort to demand the bill’s withdrawal and to again call for a national referendum.

The most critical portion of France’s marriage equality bill was approved late tonight by a vote of 179-157.  Here’s how the news is reported on a French news site. Le Sénat a adopté mardi soir par 179 voix contre 157 le premier article du projet de loi sur le mariage homosexuel, le plus important, celui qui ouvre le mariage aux …

A Paris gay man was brutally beaten this weekend.  French gay rights groups say the recent protests against same-sex marriage have led to a rise in anti-gay physical attacks. Via The Local: According to [Wilfred] de Bruijn, he was attacked with his boyfriend in the 19th arrondissement of Paris on Saturday night simply because they were gay. France’s gay rights …

As the marriage equality debate rages on in the French Senate today, the ruling Socialist Party (the bill’s main backer), has changed their social media accounts to display the LGBT equality avatar made globally famous last month during the US Supreme Court hearings on Prop 8 and DOMA.  (Tipped by JMG reader Andres)

“The referendum motion has failed: 340 votes cast; 164 votes ‘for’ and 176 votes ‘against’.”  That was uncomfortably close, n’est-ce pas? Watch the Senate debate live here.  (Translation by JMG reader David in Paris)

The French Senate began its marriage equality debate today. Opponents and supporters gathered outside in the rain and anti-gay city majors are among those that testified. Watch the coverage live right now.  It’s not clear at this writing if today’s session has adjourned. The debate is expected to last several days. UPDATE: Reuters reports on today’s action. On Thursday hundreds …

“The images of a police force ‘defending’ a city ruled by a gay Socialist mayor (Bertrand Delanoe), shooting tear gas at children, was worse than the imagery of Lt. Pike pepper-spraying college students in Davis, and worse, I would say, than the Jim Crow police force using dogs and water hoses on black children during the famous protests led by …

The Paris police are pissed at claims that they are biased against Manif Pour Tous for refuting their 1.4 million attendance figure at Sunday’s anti-gay march. Yesterday the police issued a press release. The estimation of the number of demonstrators at the “Manif Pour Tous”, held Sunday, March 24, has seen a series of claims challenging Police Prefecture neutrality. These …