GayLib is an LGBTI liberal political faction affiliated with the Radical Party. It was formerly affiliated with the French political party Union for a Popular Movement from its inception in 2002 to 2013 and to the Union of Democrats and Independents from 2013 to 2018.[1]
History
The creation of GayLib was supported by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Philippe Douste-Blazy, Alain Juppé, and François Baroin.[2] In 2002, its members took part in the pride parade in Paris for the first time.[2]
Since 2007, they have been waylaid by The Pink Panthers,[3] ACT UP and AIDES[4] because of the UMP's repudiation of same-sex marriage.[5] However, GayLib says that the UMP helped toughen up hate-crime laws, improved the PACS, created the HALDE, and had a foreign-policy stance against homosexuality criminalization through Rama Yade's appeal to the United Nations.[5]
In January 2013, it rescinded its affiliation with the UMP because of the party's opposition to same-sex marriage.[6] It later affiliated with the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI), whose president Jean-Louis Borloo endorsed same-sex marriage.
In 2018 GayLib severed its ties with UDI and joined the Radical Movement (MR).[7] Following the dissolution of MR, GayLib became the official LGBTI wing of the revived Radical Party (PR).[8]
See also
- Homosexualités et Socialisme, the Socialist Party-affiliated equivalent
References
- ^ Xavier Jardin, Dictionnaire de la Droite, Paris: Larousse, 2007, p. 138 [1]
- ^ a b "Historique". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ Cédric Douzant, 'Gay pride: entre les Panthères roses et Gaylib, la guerre continue', , in Têtu, 29 June 2009 [2]
- ^ Marc Endeweld, 'Marche des fiertés: le char de GayLib bloqué pendant une heure', in Têtu, 30 June 2008 [3]
- ^ a b Cédric Douzant, 'Gaylib à la gay pride: le char qui dérange', in Têtu, 25 June 2009 [4]
- ^ Gaylib quitte l'UMP , Le Figaro, 12/01/2013
- ^ "Le Mouvement Radical / Social-Libéral s'associe avec GayLib – Mouvement Radical". lemouvementradical.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "GayLib – Parti Radical". parti-radical.fr (in French).
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