A French lesbian couple is seeking to force a change to France’s famed ‘civil code’ (known sometimes as the ‘other little red book’ or the Napoleonic code) on the basis that because their family does not have access to basic elements of privacy. (Think of all the intrusive questions, begrudged rights, lack of access in emergencies etc), so they conclude that the law must allow them to marry in order to guarantee them and their three children their constitutional right to privacy.
The couple have the watered-down French version of a civil union – the PACS, and clearly separate is not equal for them.
See a TV news story about their campaign here (in French)
I don’t know enough about the French Conseil d’Etat (constitutional court) to say what the chance of success is. But it is certainly an inventive argument that could be of interest globally.
Tags: Corine et Sophie mariage homosexuel, France gay marriage, France mariage homosexuel, France PACS, same sex marriage France
