"1 ) It 's hardly `` solved `` .Same-sex marriage is not legal in France . As of 2006 , one same-sex marriage ceremony has been conducted in France and was declared void . France has a statute authorizing civil unions , known as PACS , between same-sex and unmarried opposite-sex couples . Same-sex marriage was an issue in the 2007 presidential election , with the Conservative UMP opposing it and the Socialist Party supporting it , though both candidates support civil unions ( PACS ) . .... On June 5 , 2004 , former Green Party presidential candidate NoÃ « l MamÃ¨re , Mayor of the Bordeaux suburb of BÃ¨gles , conducted a same-sex marriage ceremony for two men , Bertrand Charpentier and StÃ©phane Chapin . MamÃ¨re claimed that there was nothing in French law to prohibit such a ceremony , and that he would appeal any challenge to the European Court of Human Rights . French Justice Minister Dominique Perben had stated that such unions would be legally void , and called for judicial intervention to halt the ceremony.Same-sex marriage in France - Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia What France has is `` well , both the blacks and the whites can enter by the side-door , but only the whites can enter by the main door `` We would n't find such an `` acommodation `` satisfactory for blacks . And furthermore , I think you would find that it 's the ANTI-GAYS who have the problem with this . If Obama is able to try to put up `` civil unions `` on the federal level , you can bet dollars to doughnuts it will be the religious right who fight him . Not the gays ..."
"If same sex couples are offered equal rights under a PACS ( or some other legally recognized union ) as married couples , why does it matter which `` door `` they come in through ? They get all the same benefits , including the benefits that come when one partner dies . What 's the beef ... except that you ca n't say that you 're `` married `` ?"
"As of 2006 , one same-sex marriage ceremony has been conducted in France and was declared void . France has a statute authorizing civil unions , known as PACS , between same-sex and unmarried opposite-sex couples ."
"If same sex couples are offered equal rights under a PACS ( or some other legally recognized union ) as married couples , why does it matter which `` door `` they come in through ?"