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French court upholds gay marriage ban
The French constitutional court today upheld the country's gay marriage ban, saying it was in keeping with the constitution.
Updated on: Jan 28, 2011, 15:48:53 IST
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The French constitutional court today upheld the country's gay marriage ban, saying it was in keeping with the constitution.
The court made the ruling in response to a bid by a lesbian couple, who have four children, to marry after spending 10 years in a PACS, or civil union.
Several of France's European Union fellow member states, including Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, have legalised homosexual marriage.
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