France's highest court Tuesday rejected as unlawful the first marriage by a gay couple in France, annulling the union of the two men.There may yet be some hope for France...
Stephane Charpin and Bertrand Charpentier were married in a civil ceremony on June 5, 2004, in Begles, a town in the southwest Bordeaux region. The government immediately said the union was outside the law, and a series of court decisions unfavorable to the couple followed.
In the latest decision, the court ruled that "under French law, marriage is a union between a man and a woman," backing a 2005 decision by an appeals court in Bordeaux.
Prosecutor Marc Domingo said during an earlier court hearing that it was the parliament, not judges, who should have the final word in any legalization of marriages involving homosexual couples.I've heard something similar...where have I heard that before???
HT: BizzyBlog via email
UPDATE: The LLamaButchers have an interesting theory...
