Former French first lady Carla
Bruni-Sarkozy has endorsed the government's plans to legalize
marriage and adoption for gay and lesbian couples.
In a cover story for the December issue
of the French edition of women's fashion glossy Vogue,
Bruni-Sarkozy said she disagrees with her husband, former French
President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said during his unsuccessful bid for a
second term that he's opposed to extending such rights to gay
couples.
“I am rather in favor of gay marriage
and adoption,” she told the magazine. “I have a lot of friends –
women and men – who are in this situation and I see nothing
unstable or perverse in families with homosexual parents.”
The cabinet of President Francois
Hollande has approved a marriage equality bill and sent it to
lawmakers for their approval. Opposition to the reforms has come
mainly from the Roman Catholic church and Sarkozy's own UMP Party.
(Related: Thousands
march against gay marriage in France.)
The 44-year-old Bruni-Sarkozy married
the former president in 2008. She is a model and a singer. Her
fourth album is scheduled for release next spring.
(Source: Vogue.fr.)