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Vive la France! Hollande Signs Marriage Equality Bill

Vive la France! Hollande Signs Marriage Equality Bill

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France officially becomes the 14th nation to legalize marriage equality.

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After a bitter battle, the fight for marriage equality in France appears over after president Francois Hollande signed a bill on Friday legalizing such nuptials.

The Constitutional Council affirmed Hollande's signing, meaning the bill is now law and will take effect on May 29. Leading up to Hollande's signing, violent demonstrations for and against marriage equality racked the Catholic nation (another protest against marriage equality is planned for May 26). LGBT people were also routinely attacked.

Hollande, from the Socialist party, went out on a limb to support marriage equality and it may cost him; his popularity is currently at record lows. Regardless, LGBT advocates see marriage equality in France as a hard-fought and symbolic victory.

"Love has won out over hate," Helene Mandroux, mayor of the southern city of Montpellier, told Reuters.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.