The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 24, 2013 France Becomes 14th Country to Legalize Gay Marriage ----------------------------------------------------- Lawmakers in France have voted to legalize gay marriage and extend adoption rights to same-sex couples. France becomes the 14th country to equalize marriage, joining recent countries including Uruguay and New Zealand. .