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Klappentext: Ce livre est une chronique des homosexuels en France, hommes et femmes, depuis 1968. L'homosexualité est un fil rouge qui relie entre eux des phénomènes majeurs : libération sexuelle, féminisme, mutation des modes de vie, lutte contre le sida, pacs... Frédéric Martel évoque les figures emblématiques et les activistes, mais aussi les débats et les combats, tout ce qui a contribué à ce que les " gais " sortent de l'ombre. Plus visibles, mieux acceptés, les homosexuels sont aujourd'hui en quête de reconnaissance. Ce livre, nourri de centaines de témoignages croisés, a suscité un large débat ici et à l'étranger. Il constitue désormais l'ouvrage de référence sur la question homosexuelle en France.

Analyzes the 1999 Civil Solidarity Pact (Pacte civile de solidarité (PACS)) which granted new legal protections to unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples, although the legislation did not address the issue of gay marriage due to overwhelming opposition within the National Assembly. Translated from French.

"A startling account of corruption and hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican. In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today. This brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years' authoritative research, including extensive interviews with those in power. The celibacy of priests, the condemnation of the use of contraceptives, countless cases of sexual abuse, the resignation of Benedict XVI, misogyny among the clergy, the dramatic fall in Europe of the number of vocations to the priesthood, the plotting against Pope Francis – all these issues are clouded in mystery and secrecy. In the Closet of the Vatican is a book that reveals these secrets and penetrates this enigma. It derives from a system founded on a clerical culture of secrecy which starts in junior seminaries and continues right up to the Vatican itself. It is based on the double lives of priests and on extreme homophobia. The resulting schizophrenia in the Church is hard to fathom. But the more a prelate is homophobic, the more likely it is that he is himself gay. "Behind rigidity there is always something hidden, in many cases a double life." These are the words of Pope Francis himself and with them, the Pope has unlocked the Closet. No one can claim to really understand the Catholic Church today until they have read this book. It reveals a truth that is extraordinary and disturbing." --