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Europe Protesters march against French marriage law

Around one-hundred thousand people have demonstrated in Paris against draft legislation that would give unmarried couples similar status to married people. The turnout was half what the organisers had predicted. Opponents of the bill, including religious groups and many right-wing politicians, say it would undermine family values by recognising homosexual relationships. But the French Interior Minister, Jean-Pierre Chevènement, has dismissed the demonstrators' call to withdraw the bill. The lower house of the French parliament has approved the draft law. But the BBC Paris correspondent says it still has many hurdles to clear. More : news.bbc.co.uk

Europe French ’gay marriage’ law rejected

A controversial draft bill in France intended to give legal recognition to homosexual couples has been thrown out of parliament on a procedural motion. The right-wing opposition won a vote to declare the draft legislation inadmissible because there were not enough government supporters present. The legislation can be put to parliament again but not in the immediate future. The new law was intended to establish a formal contract of union for homosexual couples giving them the right to a number of financial advantages, such as tax relief on inheritance. Prime Minister Lionel Jospin said the legislation was intended to reflect

French ’gay marriage’ law passed

The French Parliament has approved a controversial bill that gives gay couples many of the rights enjoyed by married people. The National Assembly passed the Civil Solidarity Pact (PACS) by 315 votes to 249. Conservative opponents immediately said they would ask the Constitutional Council to rule whether the law was unconstitutional. The PACS allows unmarried couples to register their union and enjoy some of the tax, legal and social welfare benefits associated with marriage. It is intended to allow gay and heterosexual couples who are not married to "organise their common life". Partners who want to separate will be able

Spain unveils controversial gay marriage law

Madrid - A controversial law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain's Socialist government on Friday. The draft legislation, which now goes to parliament, has sparked a furious reaction from the Roman Catholic church, which warned that it risks "introducing a virus into society". However, polls show the move enjoys firm support from the country's increasingly liberal population. The law will make traditionally Catholic Spain only the third country in the world to legalise gay marriage after the Netherlands and Belgium. Some other nations have provisions for recognising

Spain Same-Sex Marriage Law Delayed in Senate after Massive Catholic Rally

Spain's Senate has rejected on Wednesday a bill on same-sex marriage proposed by the liberal Socialist government. The upper house voted 131 to 119 to throw out the bill, according to BBC News. The massive rally against the legalisation of same-sex union through central Madrid sponsored by a Catholic pro-family group last Saturday is said to have influenced the decision of the Senate. Even though the latest move appears to be encouraging, local newspaper El Pais Spain suggested that the non-binding decision will not prevent the same-sex legislation being approved by the Parliament on 30th June. The Parliament has approved the