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Mar 13, 2007
Quickie Link: France's High Court Annuls a Gay Marriage
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By vanrozenheim
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(France) - France's highest court has declared the country's first gay marriage unlawful and annulled the union between the two men. Stephane Charpin and Bertrand Charpentier were married in June 2004 in the town of Begles. Homosexual couples are allowed to enter into basic civil unions in France, but do not enjoy the same advantages in taxes, inheritance and other civil matters as heterosexual married people.
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