Sometimes, though, events transpire that simply demand you pick up the pen again β or return to the keyboard as the case may be β and actually finish the story β¦. Afterword Continue reading Afterword. Rodney Dangerfield , in Back to School. It sounds like either 1 what you need to drive in France or 2 what you need to practice law there. After months of vigorous debate and sometimes violent opposition , it was adopted this spring by the National Assembly and the Senate.
The moment is finally here. This week, the French National Assembly started debate on proposed legislation that would, among other things, finally extend marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples. Continue reading Love knows no boundaries. Even after all of that, I still wonder how true that expression is β. Sunday, December 16 was a big day in the streets of Paris.
It was the day of β¦. About a month ago, I posted an article here about the current debate in France over marriage equality and other family rights for LGBT persons. Less than two weeks after the announcement, the opposition took to the streets in Paris and other French cities and β spouting blatant lies and disgusting innuendo about people like me β made their minority view very much heard.
The demonstration in Paris even turned physically violent in the face of counter-protest. It was enough to sadden us and anger us β¦ but it was also enough to motivate us to take to the streets ourselves on Sunday afternoon to make our voices heard. Continue reading Marchons, marchons.
Instead, I ended up working as the marketing director for β of all things β a professional society of pension actuaries! This time, for obvious reasons, I became a student of French. I do have a few irons in the fire at the moment, so keep your fingers crossed.
