GayLib is an LGBT liberal political faction affiliated with the Radical Party (formerly Radical Movement). It was formerly affiliated with the French political party

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Soci ...

from its inception in 2002 to 2013 and to the

Union of Democrats and Independents The Union of Democrats and Independents (french: Union des démocrates et indépendants, UDI) is a centre to centre-right political party in France and former electoral alliance founded on 18 September 2012 on the basis of the parliamentary grou ...

from 2013 to 2018. Its president is Emmanuel Blanc.

History

The creation of GayLib was supported by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Philippe Douste-Blazy,

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, and François Baroin. In 2002, its members took part in the pride parade in Paris for the first time. Since 2007, they have been waylaid by The Pink Panthers,

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and

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because of the UMP's repudiation of

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...

.Cédric Douzant, 'Gaylib à la gay pride: le char qui dérange', in '' Têtu'', 25 June 200

/ref> However, GayLib says that the UMP helped toughen up hate-crime laws, improved the Pacte civil de solidarité, PACS, created the

HALDE The French Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Commission (French ''Haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l'égalité'' or HALDE) is a French "independent administrative authority" which "has the right to judge all ...

, and had a foreign-policy stance against homosexuality criminalization through Rama Yade's appeal to the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizi ...

. In January 2013, it rescinded its affiliation with the UMP because of the party's opposition to same-sex marriage. It later affiliated with the

(UDI), whose president

Jean-Louis Borloo Jean-Louis Marie Borloo (; born 7 April 1951) is a French politician who served as president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) from 2012 to 2014. He also was Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment in 2007 and Minister of ...

endorsed same-sex marriage. In 2018 GayLib severed its ties with UDI and joined the Radical Movement (MR). Following the dissolution of MR, GayLib became the official LGBT wing of the revived Radical Party (PR).

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LGBT conservatism LGBT liberalism LGBT political advocacy groups in France Factions and associate parties of the Union for a Popular Movement LGBT affiliate organizations of political parties 2002 establishments in France {{LGBT-org-stub

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