France to pass gay marriage, adoption law ..........
Source: glbtqjamaica.blogspot.com - Saturday, June 30, 2012
France's Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault delivers a speech as he attends a political rally for the upcoming second tour of the legislative elections in Paris June 13, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes (Reuters) - France's new Socialist government is to legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Friday, reflecting a shift in public attitudes in the majority Catholic nation. President Francois Hollande, who took office last month, had pledged to legalize gay marriage and adoption during his election campaign but had given no time frame. Since Hollande's Socialists won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections two weeks ago, the conservative UMP party, which had opposed the measure under former president Nicolas Sarkozy, can do little to stop it. "The government has made it an objective for the next few months to work on implementing its campaign commitments on the fight against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity," Ayrault's office said in a statement. Earlier in the day, the junior minister for families Dominique Bertinotti told French daily Le Parisien that a law on gay marriage and adoption would be passed within a year. The statement from prime minister's office did not confirm the time frame, but asserted a law would be implemented. In addition, the government would hold discussions in the autumn on ways of making life easier for trSerena Williams wins 5th Wimbledon title
Source: www.ajc.com - Saturday, July 07, 2012
Serena Williams, the 30-year-old American, won her fifth Wimbledon title Saturday on Centre Court, beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to claim her 14th major championship.
