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June 30, 2012

France to get same-sex marriage in ‘next few months’

President François Hollande and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault say a law may pass sooner than expected

France is expected to get same-sex marriage sooner than expected, according to a statement from Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault’s office.

With a large victory for President François Hollande’s Socialist party in parliament, the timing is largely up to the party and the president when the changes are legalised.

May 16, 2012

First Italian to get PACS wants to marry again

Journalist Alessio De Giorgi says: 'I think Italian politicians will accept gay marriage only after the discovery of life on Mars'

The first man to ever marry his gay partner on Italian soil is now thinking about marrying someone else.

Alessio De Giorgi, editor in chief of LGBT website Gay.it, told Gay Star News: ‘I’d like to marry my partner Lorenzo. It’s a possibility, we are thinking about it.’

De Giorgi separated from his previous partner, Christian Panicucci, in 2007.

May 7, 2012

François Hollande expected to legalise gay marriage

Recently elected President of France François Hollande is expected to make several liberal changes

The recently elected President of France François Hollande is expected to legalise gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples by early next year.

Defeating Nicolas Sarkozy by fewer than 52% of the vote in Sunday’s run-off election, Hollande made several promises to the public during the presidential race.

Hollande capitalised on France’s economic troubles promising solutions and Sarkozy’s unpopularity with the liberal public.