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| France gay marriage plan put to national assembly | France gay marriage plan put to national assembly |
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| The French government has presented a divisive plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption to parliament for debate. | The French government has presented a divisive plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption to parliament for debate. |
| The justice minister, Christiane Taubira, told the national assembly that the bill constituted an "act of equality … finally, marriage will be a universal institution". | The justice minister, Christiane Taubira, told the national assembly that the bill constituted an "act of equality … finally, marriage will be a universal institution". |
| She said: "We have never underestimated the importance of this reform." The proposals have divided the Catholic-majority country. | She said: "We have never underestimated the importance of this reform." The proposals have divided the Catholic-majority country. |
| A "marriage for everyone" pledge by the French president, François Hollande, has resulted in hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents taking to the Paris streets in separate demonstrations in the past two weeks. | A "marriage for everyone" pledge by the French president, François Hollande, has resulted in hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents taking to the Paris streets in separate demonstrations in the past two weeks. |
| Concessions have already been made to opponents, with plans to replace the words "father" and "mother" in official documents with "parent 1" and "parent 2" being ditched for straight couples. The bill is set to be debated over two weeks. | Concessions have already been made to opponents, with plans to replace the words "father" and "mother" in official documents with "parent 1" and "parent 2" being ditched for straight couples. The bill is set to be debated over two weeks. |
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