GayLib

GayLib is an LGBT liberal political faction affiliated with the Radical Movement. 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] Its president is Emmanuel Blanc.[2]

History

The creation of GayLib was supported by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Philippe Douste-Blazy, Alain Juppé, and François Baroin.[3] In 2002, its members took part in the pride parade in Paris for the first time.[3]

Since 2007, they have been waylaid by The Pink Panthers,[4] ACT UP and AIDES[5] because of the UMP's repudiation of same-sex marriage.[6] 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.[6]

In January 2013, it rescinded its affiliation with the UMP because of the party's opposition to same-sex marriage.[7] It later affiliated with the Union of Democrats and Independents, whose president Jean-Louis Borloo endorsed same-sex marriage.

In 2018 GayLib severed its ties with UDI and joined the Radical Movement.[8]

See also

Homosexualités et Socialisme - The Socialist Party equivalent

References
  1. Xavier Jardin, Dictionnaire de la Droite, Paris: Larousse, 2007, p. 138
  2. "Le bureau de GayLib". Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  3. "Historique". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  4. Cédric Douzant, 'Gay pride: entre les Panthères roses et Gaylib, la guerre continue', , in Têtu, 29 June 2009
  5. Marc Endeweld, 'Marche des fiertés: le char de GayLib bloqué pendant une heure', in Têtu, 30 June 2008
  6. Cédric Douzant, 'Gaylib à la gay pride: le char qui dérange', in Têtu, 25 June 2009
  7. Gaylib quitte l'UMP , Le Figaro, 12/01/2013
  8. "Le Mouvement Radical / Social-Libéral s'associe avec GayLib – Mouvement Radical". lemouvementradical.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2019.


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