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:Eric Ethington (Author) | January 31, 2011
Nantes, France – Didier Jambart is suing GlaxoSmithKline, claiming that their Parkinson medication turned him into a gay-sex addict. Now this is just weird.. Of course the man is completely straight right? The lawsuit is for 450k euros, or $610,000 dollars. AFP: The 51-year-old’s lawyers say their client’s behaviour changed radically after he was first [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 28, 2011
France – The Constitutional Court (France’s equivalent to the US Supreme Court) ruled today that the country’s ban on gay marriage is legal. The court noted that at this point it is the job of the parliament, not the courts in France. One has to wonder what effect, if any, this will have here in [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 20, 2011
France – This week the Constitutional Council (France’s highest court) will hear the case of two women who want to get married. Currently, France offers civil unions but the couple say they are being discriminated against by not being offered the full rights of citizens. Pink News: Corinne Cestino and Sophie Haßlau launched the bid in May [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | June 1, 2010
France – McDonalds has released a new ad campaign featuring a young gay man titled “Come As You Are.” I’m not a fan of their food, but major credit to them for moving into the 21st century!!
Eric Ethington (Author) | April 14, 2010
France – The French government has called foul on the Pope and Vatican’s attempt to link the church’s pedophile scandal to homosexuality. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero Wednesday said the remarks linking the abuse to homosexuality was “unacceptable.” He said France is committed to the struggle against discrimination and prejudice linked to sexual orientation [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 21, 2008
The United States, specifically the Bush Administration drew world-wide criticism again this past Thursday (12/18/08) as it refused to endorse the declaration put forward by France seeking to decriminalize homosexuality in the world. According to the NY Times, Rama Yade the French state secretary for human rights, and Maxime Verhagen,the Dutch foreign minister spoke out [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.