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French Assembly passes same-sex marriage, adoption bill
PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has approved a sweeping bill to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children.
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Pope Benedict XVI to resign Feb. 28, says he’s too infirm
VATICAN CITY — Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he will resign Feb. 28 — becoming the first pontiff to step down in 600 years. His decision sets the stage for a mid-March conclave to elect a new leader for a Catholic Church in deep turmoil.
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France approves key article aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage
The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the key article of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and grant gay and lesbian couples the right to adopt children.
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Poll: Support for marriage equality in Ireland increases to 75 percent
DUBLIN, Ireland — As the Constitutional Convention met in Dublin to discuss reforms to the Irish Republic’s constitution this past weekend, a 2012 year end poll showed increased support for the issue of same-sex marriage, one of the legal reforms being discussed by delegates.
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French government presents same-sex marriage, adoption bill to Parliament
PARIS — The French government has presented its plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption to Parliament for debate.
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Marriage equality supporters march in streets of Paris
PARIS — More than 100,000 people marched in Paris Sunday in support of a government-sponsored bill that would legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples.
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Poland lawmakers reject efforts to grant legal rights to same-sex couples
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s lawmakers have rejected three separate draft laws that were intended to give legal rights to unmarried and same-sex couples.
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Twenty gay rights campaigners detained at Moscow rally against anti-gay bill
MOSCOW — Russian police detained 20 gay rights campaigners and militant Orthodox Christian activists Friday near the country’s parliament as it overwhelmingly backed a bill that would ban “homosexual propaganda.”
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Protest against Russia’s proposed ‘gay propaganda’ law turns violent
MOSCOW — Militant Orthodox activists have attacked members of Russia’s embattled gay community protesting against a planned law banning “gay propaganda”.
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Karl Lagerfeld supports same-sex marriage in lesbian couture
PARIS — Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s veteran couturier, has shown his support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in France by sending two models down a catwalk wearing couture bridal gowns.