{"id":36953,"date":"2013-04-24T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T09:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=36953"},"modified":"2013-04-24T12:54:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T09:54:08","slug":"france-legalised-gay-marriage-most-of-french-people-unhappy-europe-news-36953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/france-legalised-gay-marriage-most-of-french-people-unhappy-europe-news-36953\/","title":{"rendered":"France legalised gay marriage most of French people unhappy \/ Europe News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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France parliament approves gay marriage, Francois Hollande government committed suicide.<\/h1>\n

After a fractious and sometimes violent public debate, MPs voted by 331 to 225 in favour of the measure, which also allows gay couples to adopt children.<\/p>\n

Minutes before the historic vote, a protester dressed in pink – the colour adopted by those opposed to the measure – was forcibly removed from the chamber.<\/p>\n

President\u00a0Francois Hollande made changing the law an electoral priority, much to the anger of religious groups. Catholic, Muslim and Jewish leaders in France all opposed the legislation.<\/p>\n

They formed a loose protest coalition with the fractured UMP conservative opposition party, which had been languishing in the polls after Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat in the 2012 elections.<\/p>\n

But French polls revealed a gradual shift in public opinion. In a recent survey 58% said they supported same-sex marriage, while 53% opposed adoption by gay parents.<\/p>\n

The debate has led to violent clashes on the streets of France, which organisers of the opposition coalition blamed on far-right extremists infiltrating their marches.<\/p>\n

A threatening letter was even sent to the speaker of the Assemblee Nationale which contained traces of gunpowder and the message: “You wanted war and you’ve got it.”<\/p>\n

Human rights groups say the language of the movement, known as “A Protest For Everyone” has been so toxic it has led to a spike in homophobic attacks.<\/p>\n

A Dutch man was attacked by a gang as he walked with his male partner in Paris, while gay bars in Lille and Bordeaux were targeted by skinhead gangs.<\/p>\n

Despite the vote there are two hurdles to overcome before the measure can be passed into law.<\/p>\n

Its legality has to be reviewed by a constitutional court before it can be signed by Mr Hollande.<\/p>\n

France becomes the latest country to approve marriage for everyone, after New Zealand and Uruguay.<\/p>\n

A bill in the United Kingdom is progressing through Parliament. It won overwhelming support in a free vote in the House of Commons and now moves to the report stage and a third reading.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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