Topics :: France

Anti-Gay Marriage Demonstrators May Protest Tour de France

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
Anti-gay marriage demonstrators plan on protesting France legalizing gay marriage during the Tour de France, which takes place at the end of the month.

Anti-Gay Marriage Protesters Barge into French Open Final

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jun 10, 2013
French anti-gay marriage protesters rushed the final match of the French Open on Sunday.

Skinheads Questioned in Deadly Paris Brawl

By Elaine Ganley | Friday Jun 7, 2013
Since the death of a university student this week in a melee between skinheads and militant leftists, the French government says it wants to ban extreme-right groups - a complex task complicated by the hydra-like nature of the hard-core right.

Skinhead Attack in Paris Leaves 18 Year Old Activist Brain-Dead

Thursday Jun 6, 2013
A group of skinheads attacked a French far-left activist in the heart of Paris’ shopping district, leaving the young man brain-dead in the hospital Thursday, officials said, in an attack that raised fears of increased far-right violence.

Tight Security for France’s First Same-Sex Nuptials

Wednesday May 29, 2013
Two men will make history today as they become the first same-sex couple to legally marry in France.

French President Signs Gay Marriage Into Law

Saturday May 18, 2013
French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.

French Gay Marriage Law Ruled Constitutional

Friday May 17, 2013
France’s constitutional council has rejected a challenge by conservative lawmakers to the country’s new gay marriage law, saying the law was constitutional.

French Fair Targets a New Newlywed Market: Gays

Sunday Apr 28, 2013
Just days after France legalized gay marriage, marketing whizzes have launched a new gay marriage fair for same-sex couples who are ready to tie the knot.

French Man Beaten in Alleged Anti-Gay Attack

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Apr 24, 2013
A gay man from Nice, in Southern France, says he was beaten because he is gay. The incident comes just days before French lawmakers legalize same-sex marriage.

France Legalizes Gay Marriage

By Lori Hinnant and Sylvie Corbet | Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris.