First Same-Sex Couple Adopts in France

Married in June, One Adopts the Other’s Children

Last May, France became the fourteenth country to legalize gay marriage and gay adoption. (Other European Nations that allow gay adoption include Belgiium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Britain). Many Parisiens, particularly rural Catholics, did not cotton to the law that was signed by President Francois Hollande, and took to the streets in droves to protest. The marches focused heavily on adoption rights.

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The Association of Gay and Lesbian Parents and Future Parents was pleased. It said “that from now on, children may hear in school hallways, “Two moms or two dads!”