GayLib
PresidentCatherine Michaud
Founded2002
IdeologyLiberalism
PositionCentre
Mother party
Websitegaylib.org

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In January 2013, it rescinded its affiliation with the UMP because of the party's opposition to same-sex marriage.[6] It later affiliated with the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI),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

References

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


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