PARIS, April 23 (UPI) -- The French National Assembly gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill legalizing marriage and adoption for gay couples.
The vote on the "Marriage for All" bill took place after months of often acrimonious debate and street protests that sometimes turned violent, the broadcaster France 24 reported. House Speaker Claude Bartolome received an envelope this week containing gunpowder and a threatening letter telling him to postpone the vote, investigators say.