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**dserbokim** · 11-19-2009, 02:58 AM

..not the act itself, it's understandable (emotionally and financially speaking), but seriously, it's legal to marry a dead person but still gay marriage is illegal

Actually in France, gay marriage has been legal for years. To get technical, all legally-recognized marriages in France are "civil unions", as France separated the legal and religious aspects of marriage after the Revolution. You have a civil ceremony, and then -if you want- a religious one. It's a much more logical way of doing things.

In this case, it sounds like the woman is better off being the guy's window than simply the mother of his kids.

France has a lot of weird laws; you used to be able to adopt anyone no matter their age, so back in the middle of the 20th century, some gay men adopted their partners to assure that the partner would be treated as their heir if they died.

11-19-2009, 02:58 AM	#5
dserbokim Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	..not the act itself, it's understandable (emotionally and financially speaking), but seriously, it's legal to marry a dead person but still gay marriage is illegal Actually in France, gay marriage has been legal for years. To get technical, all legally-recognized marriages in France are "civil unions", as France separated the legal and religious aspects of marriage after the Revolution. You have a civil ceremony, and then -if you want- a religious one. It's a much more logical way of doing things. In this case, it sounds like the woman is better off being the guy's window than simply the mother of his kids. France has a lot of weird laws; you used to be able to adopt anyone no matter their age, so back in the middle of the 20th century, some gay men adopted their partners to assure that the partner would be treated as their heir if they died.
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