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Marriage for all: a decade of evolutions and controversies

2023-04-21T17:35:07.809Z


STORY - Today, politicians regret their opposition to this law which has become part of our habits. La Manif pour tous is leading new battles.


It was ten years ago, at a time that already seems to belong to the old world.

On April 23, 2013, the law opening up marriage and adoption to same-sex couples was definitively adopted in the National Assembly by 331 votes, 225 against and 10 abstentions.

Today, marriage for all has become commonplace.

Some 70,600 gay or lesbian couples said "yes" to the mayor between 2013 and 2022, according to the latest figures from INSEE.

That is now 3% of all marriages.

Even “divorce for all” has become commonplace.

Adoption for couples of men or women had more difficulty in establishing itself.

Given the low number of children to adopt and the reluctance of the countries of origin of the children, it immediately appeared as a false promise.

This measure has mainly led to the adoption by the spouse of children born of an MAP in female couples.

A practice outdated since the PMA for all, voted in June 2021, which allows two women to be recognized...

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Source: lefigaro

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