French President Hollande Signs Marriage Equality Bill
Gay and lesbian couples in France will be able to marry beginning May 28. The new law also legalizes adoption for same-sex couples.
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Pop Star Mika To Headline Marriage Equality Concert In France
The outdoor concert will be a celebration after the recent legalization of same-sex marriage in France. Mika is the first big name to sign on for the event.
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France Says "Oui" To Marriage Equality But Not Everyone Is Celebrating
As most of France celebrates, many opponents continue to protest against marriage equality. Photography and video coming out of France today tell both sides of the story.
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22 Things That Will Happen In France Now That Gay Marriage Is Legal
Uh oh.
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French Anti-Gay Marriage Groups Send Mixed Messages With Bizarre Protests
Theatrical homoerotic performance or anti-gay marriage protest? Hard to tell.
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An Open Letter To Frigide Barjot And The Movement Against Gay Marriage In France
The French TV host known as “Frigide Barjot” has become the leader of the movement against gay marriage in France. A gay man, and friend of the comedy star, has published an angry open letter on Facebook expressing his dissapointment in her actions.
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French Senate Passes Key Vote For Marriage Equality
The vote was 179-157. Other portions of the bill remain to be voted upon in the coming week, but Tuesday’s Senate vote was the crucial step.
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This Is What Homophobia In France Looks Like
After being attacked with his boyfriend in Paris on Sunday, Wilfred de Bruijn posted a photo of his beaten face to his personal Facebook page. A wave of anti-gay sentiment sweeps France in the midst of a marriage equality debate. [Warning: graphic images.]
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U.N. To Investigate Alleged Chemical Weapon Use In Syria
United Nations spokesman Martin Nesirky said France and Britain sent a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday asking for an investigation of three alleged chemical weapons attacks inside Syria.
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This Woman Named Her Son Jihad And Sent Him To School In A Shirt That Read "I Am A Bomb"
She claims that she simply wanted to let everyone know when her 3-year-old son Jihad’s birthday was. She’s currently charged with “glorifying crime.”
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The Son Of Cory Matthews Leads The Evening Links
TVLine reports that the producers of the Boy Meets World spinoff Girl Meets World have cast Cory and Topanga’s son.
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French Won’t Give Up Horse Meat
“I’ve always eaten horse meat and I have always loved it,” says one French customer at Boucherie Chevaline in France. About 16% of French households buy horse meat.
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The Most Award-Winning Commercial Of All Time
As named by the Gunn Report last week. It’s better than any of the lame Super Bowl spots.
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Perrier’s Incredibly Racy 1976 Commercial
A woman gives a loving handjob to a Perrier bottle. There is a happy ending.
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French Congressmen Exchange A Kiss To Support Same-Sex Marriage
Two members of Parliament were among 120,000 people who demonstrated in favor of “marriage for everyone” in France. The law is expected to be debated in Parliament over the next week.
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French Action Planned Sunday To Support Marriage Equality Bill
“A marriage win in France will undoubtedly be noticed by the Supreme Court as it hears two critical marriage cases in March,” one American LGBT advocate says.
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French Soldier In Trouble For Wearing "Call Of Duty" Skull Mask
“This is unacceptable behavior,” a military spokesman said. “This image is not representative of action by France in Mali.”
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French Elle Endorses Marriage Equality
The magazine weighs in France’s marriage equality debate with the “Marriage For All” issue, which hits stands on Friday, January, 18th.
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Mitt Romney Knew About The Brewing Mali Conflict Before You Did
The Republican was mocked for bringing it up during a debate.
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French Anti-Gay Marriage Movement Is The Toast Of American Culture Warriors
National Organization for Marriage forced to look farther afield after a losing election year.
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Iran Criticizes French Magazine For Drawing Mohammed (Again)
Charlie Hebdo, which was firebombed in 2011 for depicting the Prophet Mohammed on its cover, comes out with a whole Mohammed booklet.
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New Birth Control Restrictions Could Be Overkill
France is considering restricting some pills due to blood clot risk, but one expert says that’s not a good path for the US.
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Gerard Depardieu Loves Dictators
Once France’s biggest movie star, Depardieu has been granted Russian citizenship after ditching France in protest of high income taxes on the rich. He’s popular among less-than-democratic rulers.
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10 Disturbing Covers From Vintage French Satire Magazine
Hara Kiri, subtitled “stupid and vicious magazine,” certainly pushed the taste envelope. Warning: fake gross and violent images ahead.
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Nuns Go Topless In Support Of Marriage Equality
A group of Ukrainian demonstrators known as FEMEN chanted “In Gay We Trust” while marching through a group of same sex marriage protestors before clashing with them and the police. (SFW)
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New French Durex Commercial Is Refreshingly Unsexy
Because using sex to sell condoms is pointless.
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This Is What Homophobia Looks Like In France
Yikes. Thousands of people protested against France’s proposed gay marriage bill this weekend. Here’s what that looked like.
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Protest Against Gay Marriage Leads To The Most Beautiful Picture Of The Day
Today throughout France there were organized protests against a proposed law to legalize marriage and child adoption for same-sex couples. In Marseille, two teenagers have spontaneously responded to the crown.
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9 Haunting Then-And-Now Photos Of World War II Europe
Dutch historian Jo Teuwisse creates these images by combining digitized photo negatives from the war with painstakingly framed photos of the same locations as they are today. (via thedailywhat.tumblr.com)
