France’s first lady crashes gay wedding debate
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | December 5, 2012 13:00
French first lady Valérie Trierweiler has stamped her personal seal of approval on plans to legalise gay marriage, telling French media that she would serve as a witness at one of the first such ceremonies in the country.
Known for her tenacious independent streak, Trierweiler has waded into what has become a subject of passionate debate in France.
“I’m delighted that I’m going to be a witness at one of the very first marriages for all,” the first lady toldRTL radio on Tuesday, referring to the bill that the ruling Socialist government has dubbed the “Marriage and Adoption For All” law.
Trierweiler, who is the longtime partner of, but not married to, President François Hollande, said she had already accepted invitations to participate in two future weddings for gay friends. Hollande appears determined to push through his campaign promise of extending marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples, but he has faced at times bitter opposition from Catholic bishops and opposition groups. On November 19, thousands marched in Paris and in most of France’s big cities to protest the Socialist-backed legislation.
Hollande’s cabinet approved the draft bill on November 7 and debate on the proposal is set to begin in the first week of February at the National Assembly, France’s lower house.
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