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I don't know if you heard but our Marriage and Adoption For All bill officially became law on Friday \o/ The very first same-sex wedding is set for next week and though I want to congratulate Vincent and Bruno for being the first gay couple to say "Yes" in France, I wouldn't want to be in their shoes; I'd be afraid that some far-right and/or catholic nut jobs (note that I'm not saying all Catholics are nut jobs - I'm Catholic myself, after all - I'm merely talking about those nut jobs who happen to be Catholics and who have been marching and protesting and spurting hurtful things since the bill was announced) decide to disrupt the ceremony. Those homophobic assholes even have their very own "martyr" now (trigger warning: suicide talk in the article), this is sure to make some of them even more determined to, sadly, keep being assholes. I truly hope that if they do disrupt wedding ceremonies, measures will be taken against them.

Onto much lighter news. I spent most of my three-day weekend at

french_hobbit's new place with

moimoietmoi. A little weekend away from Paris is always so lovely. And our FP weekends are always so cozy ♥ The weather was rotten so we mostly kept indoors, though we did brave the rain and the cold to have lunch outside and to do some shopping on Saturday. Apart from this little outing we basically stayed at home and watched tv. More precisely, Person of Interest. It wasn't even planned, promise! It's just that Rosie fell hard for the show after I constantly talked about it and SAM was all "yeah, no, I tried two episodes but couldn't get into it", which prompted us to wax poetry about the show and the plot and the characters and at one point SAM made the mistake of saying that, yes, we were quite convincing and maybe she could try it again if we chose the right episodes to show her. So we selected "Judgement" and "Super" (obviously we also showed her the last scene of "Number Crunch" to go with the latter). Turns out she did enjoy them #Success So we decided to go back to the beginning and start from the pilot. At the end of the weekend, SAM (and we) had watched 11 episodes of season 1 \o/

Speaking of POI, I'm always curious about the flashbacks, especially as the timeline seems to change from season 1 to season 2 - or at least, there's a change at some point, even if it happens halfway through season 1. The timeline first goes to 2012 then later on you can see it goes as far as 2016... you have to wonder whether this was done on a whim (in a show that doesn't seem to be keen on "whimsical") or if it does have a significance. And, since JJ Abrams isn't far from the wheel, could we, at one point, get scenes from the future, do you think?

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/748261.html

Finally, I say, the French parliament has approved a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption, following a divisive public debate. It happened a couple of hours ago. After months of debates and marches in the streets and some of the most idiotic and offensive comments ever made by the opponents, the Assemblée Nationale finally approved the bill! Final step with the Conseil Constitutionnel mid-may but the first weddings should occur this Summer, maybe in June? ♥ ♥

I'm trying not to think about the "arguments" made by the opponents and trying to forget about the ridiculous actions of some of the most extremists of them and focusing on the fact that we finally did it! One of my cousins is pregnant and should give birth around November; this will be the first child in our family to grow up in a country where same-sex partners are allowed to marry. How incredible is this?

Today has been a long day at work (early start - though I know some of you are used to start even earlier than 7.30AM and, btw? I feel for you!) but I feel like I'm a bit high from the news right now and quite awake ;) We'll see how long it lasts before I crash lol Especially as I only slept five hours last night. So, on the one hand, this wasn't the most brilliant idea, on the other, guys! I managed to stay up past midnight! It hadn't happened for, like, a month.

PS: in case people are worried I'm posting an entry without even the slightest mention of Person of Interest, never fear, here comes the PoI part of my entry ! So I've spent a whole evening yesterday with no PoI episode but I wasn't ready to let it go entirely so I turned to vids. So far, my favourites are (of course)

talitha78's Finch/Reese vid, which I've already recc'ed, and this other one, which is a little ode to Reese, in his kick-ass, bad-ass, ninja and hurty glory - what's not to love ;) I need me a little ode to Finch now. Actually, I'll take all your recs, if you happen to have some ;)

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/746600.html

I'd taken the day off today but it was far from being an idle one. I went to the library to work on my thesis in the morning - yes, I am in fact still working on it ;) - followed by lunch with a friend. I then decided to study in a more relaxed atmosphere in the afternoon so headed to work some more in a Starbucks nearby - well one of the Starbucks nearby - before rushing to

greedy_dancer's place to watch the Assemblée Nationale live feed with her because today was a Very Special day indeed. It was the show finale! Or maybe just the season finale, depending on how it goes with the Senate. Still, finale! Today was the actual vote! The one that would determine once and for all whether the Assemblée backed the law or not. Between you and me, it was a done deal but still, as long as it's not official...

It was a very moving moment! I really enjoyed the speeches made by the party representatives as a sort of summary of their positions and opinions on the subject. Well, except for Mariton, obviously, member extraordinaire of the Opposition, whose speech made GD and I yell many times - which was par for the course, admittedly. But the others, the others were very touching and/or passionate (you go, M. Tourret!) We might have shed a tear or two, even! I blame Sergio Coronado, he's the one that started making me cry. Damn you, Sergio, damn you!

Then they voted and lo! It passed, by 329 to 229. You know how fans can get invested in a tv show, well, I let you imagine how invested GD and I were in this particular "tv show" lol I'm so happy I followed it every day, it was enlightening. Very frustrating sometimes because some of the things I heard from the Opposition were just so offensive. Ridiculous and idiotic, without a doubt, but so very offensive too. But then there would be Christiane Taubira and Marie-George Buffet (who was christened Buffet Vampire Slayer on Twitter lol) and Erwann Binet and Sergio Coronado and all those people who were fighting so fiercely for a cause they believed in, who were fighting for my, our rights, and, man, it was heartwarming ♥

( Btw, my #TeamTaubira shirt was waiting for me when I got home! )

Anyway, season 1 is done with. Now onto the Senate! Let's hope they back the measure without any modifications so that we can get on with it. We were told we could expect the first gay weddings by June - PTB, don't let us down now, not when we're so close!

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/741790.html

Arrow 1x13 has been watched! Only three days after it aired (+1),

x_erikah_x, please tell me it's a reasonable delay? ;)

I'm afraid Dig and Ollie still have a long and difficult road ahead of them before they can start with the "and they lived happily ever after" part of their story. Obviously, before Diggle can propose to Oliver, he'll have to solve his issues with his future mother-in-law and help Oliver get over his own mommy issues. Not an easy task. But if they want a chance at a life together filled with many joys and bad guys to shoot at, they have no choice. Good luck, guys! I can just imagine their future family reunions, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays. ( spoilery spoilers )

Yeah, could be interesting!

( Quick comments about the episode )

( Here be a little squeeing over the extended promo for next week's episode )

Good thing I still have my Arrow RomCom at the moment because my Assemblée Nationale soap is over; they did examine all the remaining articles and amendments on Friday night (I had to give up around 2.30AM because I was falling asleep on my laptop - I think

greedy_dancer went to bed around 4.00AM and they were still at it). I did miss it last night, especially as I suffered from a litte bout of insomnia till past 3.00AM, it would have been helpful.

Speaking of the debate, GD RT'ed a fantastic video about Christiane Taubira, our Minister of Justice, the woman who had the leading part in the debate. I wish there were a translation of her quotes here - or I wish I could do it myself but I'd be afraid not to render her intelligence, wit, fierceness and sarcasm well enough - but if you speak/understand French or if you like foreign languages or if you're just curious about the woman I've been squeeing over the past week, I invite you to take five minutes to watch that little best of (I can only imagine how difficult a task it must have been to select those few moments) and get a sample of that woman's awesomeness. In that video she's alternatively moving and assertive, sweet and fierce, and always so incredibly clever and classy. I'm such a fan, really ♥ Five minutes of Christiane Taubira. Can't wait for my #TeamTaubira tshirt to be delivered. I ordered an orange one, GD a green one. Nice :-)

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/741391.html

Waiting with bated breath for the newest session of the Assemblée Nationale to start at 10.00PM (ETA: heee, it started! Hello, M. Bartolone, hello! ♥) I was even more excited than usual about tonight's episode because some spoilers have leaked over the afternoon - via a couple of BNFs, including an active LGBT twitter account - saying that the debate might end sooner than expected and I actually thought - extremely naively, I admit - that it might mean that they were going to air the show finale earlier than planned, ie that the Final vote was going to happen. Of course that is not how it works, though it does mean (M. Bartolone insisted on it when he opened the session) that they are going to try and go through the last three articles, meaning going through ALL THE REMAINING AMENDMENTS, in one last sitting so that they're done with that part of the process. Then, as planned, everyone will wait for February, 12th for the official vote to take place.

Speaking of the ending of the season/show,

yami_tai was asking me earlier over Whatsapp what I was going to do without my daily fix. Valid question, yes, I'll miss directAN (except for how it means we'll be done with that part of the narrative) but I should be fine for a little while because there's a spin-off in the works! Let's not forget that after the Assemblée Nationale, the bill will be sent to the Senate for a new reading - hopefully the last one - with "experts" (association representatives, lawyers but also sociologists, philosophers, anthropologists etc.) being invited to discuss the issue and give their opinions.

TPTB already announced that those hearings will be either aired live or made available on-line later on. Wait, turns out I'm already behind the spin-off as it already started two days ago; the the first three hearings already happened. That new show will last till the end of February. I wonder if it'll be as popular as the original??

If the Senate adopts the text as is, then it's All Good. If they don't, it means the shuttle between the two Houses starts; the modified bill is sent back to the National Assembly for another reading (in fannish term, we get a season 2) before it goes back to the Senate for the same thing. Let's hope it won't come to that.

Also, omg! I haven't watched the latest Arrow yet! If you have, you can spoil me, did Diggle and Oliver elope and got married in secret? :p

[ETA: hey, I missed a session adjournment because I was talking to my dad! What happened, was there a fight or did they just take a break? *looks for reviews*

ETA2: hahaha, I pimped the debate to my dad and told him about some of the "twists" and he decided to give it a try, he's now watching it on tv #NewFanInThemaking?]

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/741170.html

I guess it had to happen, I'm already behind WhiCo (one episode only) and Spartacus (the two episodes that have aired so far). I've only managed to keep up with my favourite RomCom of the moment, namely Arrow - incidentally, latest episode has been downloaded before I left for work this morning, go me \o/

I blame the National Assembly, it is totally their fault for pulling me in for a couple of hours every night! Imagine being a fan of a show that airs every single day of the week and basically lasts all day, including well into the night (I went to sleep past 2.00AM a couple of times because they were still on and I didn't want to miss anything). I'm not the only one, btw, they've even written an article about us addicts/fans of the debate (it's in French, sorry). Just realised that on that same website is another article that likens Mariton to a troll. Spoilers, he truly is. Well, basically the opposition, as a whole, is a troll, so.

I've been getting a bit frustrated recently, though - apart from the fact that the arguments from the opposition are getting more and more annoying to listen to - because I've missed, like, three twists, meaning I've missed three big fights between the two groups. Speaking of, something funny happened yesterday as M. Bartolone had to adjourn the sitting for a couple of minutes so that everyone could calm down after someone from the opposition earned himself some Godwin points (again); they forgot to cut off the mics, meaning we had some behind the scenes! Twas even better than those sneak peeks we get from tv shows now and then ;-)

Oh, and a new character was introduced yesterday (new as in, we'd never seen him in any of the episodes before, but we all know of him) namely Jean Lasalle. From the look of it, he got the comic relief part when they picked the cast. He seemed to be there totally by accident; he made everyone laugh, though, which relaxed the atmosphere so that was a win. Well done, M. Lasalle!

There's even a sort of fourth wall/meta thing going on because, obviously, deputies are aware that People Out There watch them and so they go on-line afterwards (or even during) the session to have a look at what has been written/tweeted about them. Then, just like in SPN, they use that knowledge during the show and go as far as quote articles/tweets to rant and point out how much they're oppressed (again, the opposition).

Oh, and we now have a Députés bingo card! As well as TeamTaubira shirts. Speaking of her, a campaign was organised to raise money to send her a big bouquet of roses for Valentine's Day - the rest of the money will be sent to an LGBT association that fights against homophobia. How awesome is that fandom, right? ;-)

What's missing, imho, is a "Previously On" before each new session. I mean, we can't follow the whole thing all day and when we go back to it, we don't always understand why Sergio Coronado seems so angry or why Mariton looks so much more constipated than usual etc. etc.

Internet hasn't let us down so far, mind you, and we do get Best Of - or Worst Of, as the case may be - fanvids or, you know, professional articles to sum up the last disrespectful commentaries that were shared in the hémicycle.

Oh, and did you see, the UK is on verge of gay marriage, as well! It's like there's an English version of our show airing at the same time ;) Fingers crossed that everything works out for you, mates! #FingersCrossed

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/740961.html

Argh, my brand new favourite reality tv show is on hiatus till further notice tonight! In other words, the live stream of the National Assembly debates (about Marriage Equality) has been suspended because deputies were about to jump at one another's throat. I thought the episode was rather dull tonight until this twist happened and, once again, I was pulled in.

And I am not trying to trivialise the debates, it truly feels like witnessing a part of our history being written right in front of our eyes (for the record, the first article of the bill, which was the most important one as it is the one that allows same-sex marriage has been adopted Saturday by 249 to 97) but it's actually the first time I watch an Assemblée Nationale debate and it's fascinating! Incidentally, it's also very similar to a tv show; you have the protagonists (pro-equality-for-all, led by one of the main characters, Christiane Taubira, minister of Justice) and the antagonists (ie the opposition, led by the villain Christian Jacob) both companies are on a quest, and you follow their journey and see them fight.

My favourite is, of course, Christiane Taubira, who's brilliant, compassionate, passionate, fierce and prone to sarcasm #TeamTaubira Her and her gang are trying to bring justice and equality to all of us but she has to face Christian Jacob and his pals, who are there to keep us "in our place". The exchanges between both clans are priceless; you cringe whenever someone from the opposition gets to the mic and want to squee whenever someone from the pro-clan gets their turn. You have those secondary characters who happen to be as awesome as the main ones, I'm thinking of Claude Bartolone, president of the Assemblée Nationale who doesn't take part in the debate but whose task is to handle the deputies, make sure everyone has the opportunity to say what they want, to calm people when things are heating up and to just tell everyone off when they're pushing it. He's always doing it with a smile and a "come on, M. Mariton, be a dear and let your colleague speak, will you?" (Mariton is another of the characters).

And let's not forget the dialogues! The dialogues are so incredible - either because they're almost impossibly stupid (omg, some of the things the opposition is sprouting, just unbelievable o_O) or because they're just brilliant (you go, Mme Taubira! You tell 'em, M. Binnet!). You also have some phrases that come with every episode, which turned cultish is no time, like the "rappel au règlement" line, for instance.

And amidst the noise and the gazillion amendments that a gazillion deputies are defending, you never forget the arc, the main plot that will, if everything goes according to plan (and among other things), allow you and your girlfriend to decide whether or not to get married in the near future. Not to say we will but at least we'll be able to decide.

All that to say, favourite reality tv show of the moment ;)

Case in point. ( That was my browser history before - this is my browser history now )

( That was my daily tv fix before (kinky cap taken from this week episode of Arrow) - this is my daily tv fix now )

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/740612.html

Today was very special, you guys, as it was the (second edition of the) Parisian pro Marriage Equality demonstration (yesterday was in Lyon *waves to

crazybutsound*).

I was thrilled because there were many, many people. It was quite moving to be there to defend our rights to marry the person we love and I was so happy to share this moment with all those people. Also very happy to be there in such good company as Cookie was with me (duh) but also my mom, my sister and my cousin's Rémi's girlfriend, as well as

greedy_dancer,

rosengirl,

jedicathy and

vilyajade. We even managed to stay together the whole time and never got separated #GoUs

As I said, there were so many people; young, old, straight, gay, bi, friends, couples, families etc. etc. It was loud, it was colourful, it was dynamic, it was heartwarming. People were so happy to be there ♥ And, you know, I just love seeing all those rainbow flags, they always stir something in me...

Oh, and the signs people were carrying were fantastic! In turn witty, touching, funny or even geeky (case in point the last pic behind the cut). Sometimes quite twisted, too. But always so very true.

( Twelve pics of the demonstration )

Twas such a great day ♥

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/740089.html

My keyboard decided to stop cooperating last night and was quite stubborn about it so I started writing this entry but gave up after a while, ~~I'm taking advantage of a little break between two work meetings to post it.~~ Except I didn't have time to post earlier either, which is why I'm doing it tonight, even though Keyboard is still trying to driving me crazy. Wtf keyboard!

I had a nice week-end, despite my proctoring an exam on Saturday. I didn't have to be at work early though and it only lasted two hours so it wasn't that traumatising. Afterwards I spent some time with my parents and in the evening I got home and chilled; I read a bit (I finally resumed my reading of A Storm of Swords \o/) and then finished watching The Walking Dead s2. TWD is an oddity as far as I'm concerned; I keep ranting about the role of most of the female characters in the narrative - or the lack thereof - none of the twists surprised me - so far? - and yet I ask for more and I keep watching #DamnYouTWD I do have lines, though, and I think I'll stop watching if ( technically, this is a spoiler )

Then Sunday morning was spent reading more of ASoS (more reading yay!) and catching up with

hobbit_kink (more kinky stories yay!). In the afternoon was our annual FP New Year Afternoon Tea at SAM's, which was lovely, as usual. Her BF did the baking and treated us with lamala and Kaiserschmarrn (respectively Alsatian and Austrian cakes). Twas delicious.

Then on our way back home, Cookie and I had to travel with some "interesting" people if by "interesting" I mean "homophobic". I don't know to what extent it is discussed in foreign media but we're engaged in a very heated debate in France at the moment as we're getting closer and closer to becoming the 12th country to legalise same-sex marriage (we already have a civil union open to both heterosexual and homosexual couples but we're now talking about civil marriage). Before the bill passes, though, everyone is busy giving their opinion about it and, as you can imagine, some of the things we're hearing are far from being courteous. To use the understatement of the century.

There was a new demonstration against marriage equality yesterday. Some reports talk about 340 000 people taking the street, some about 800 000, yet some others about a million - what is certain is that they did come from all over France for it. And there was, indeed, a lot of them in the subway when Cookie and I got home. It was disturbing to face all those people and see entire families coming back from the protest, so proud and happy of what they'd accomplished. There were so many parents with their kids there - some of them very young. Sitting next to us was a family of six with one of the little boys displaying a cardboard on his back saying "made in Mommy + Daddy". Charming.

There's a pro marriage equality demonstration in two weeks, all signs point me to being there.

On a lighter note: Cookie and I saw The Hobbit again tonight \o/

ithiliana, we're behind you but it's our sixth viewing, still an honourable figure, right? ;-)

Crossposts: http://castalie.livejournal.com/737905.html

I've been waiting for today to arrive for the past week; first, because it was bank holiday and what's not to love about that, and second because work has been hectic the past week with crazy schedules and so many things to do that my head was spinning. Thankfully as of yesterday 7.00PM - I had two students who just would not leave argh! - Crazy Week is over and done with. Things should go back to being crazy in a week or so but in the meantime, I'll take advantage of the relatively peace and quiet.

That is, as far as work is concerned. It's another matter altogether school-wise. I'm still drowning in a sea of research and papers and trying to dedicate my free time to complete everything or, at least, complete as much as possible - whether I'll suceed in doing the former is still undetermined, but I'm doing my best, which is all I can ask myself to do, right? Right.

I sound like a broken record these days, just ignore me ;-)

Fannish-wise, not much has happened, I guess. I've seen The Avengers and didn't like it. I loved Banner, though, I truly did! And Coulson was as awesome as ever. It has to count for something? To be honest, the fact that I didn't get into the film made me feel like I belong to a minority maybe even more than being gay does. No, seriously lol But I'm reasoning that it's a good thing as it means it's one less fandom I'll get addicted to. I wouldn't have the time, anyway!

Unrelated. So today is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia and I wanted to share Projet 17 mai, which had French graphic artists collaborate and share art on homosexuality. There are a lot of strips with French dialogues but some are sketches with no text, like this one, or that one, or those two. Could be worth a little browsing :-)

Also, upon looking for more info on Projet 17 mai, I found my way to Têtu, our biggest LGBT magazine and I finally watched the trailer for The New Normal, one of Ryan Murphy's new shows? The sap in me immediately liked the characters. Obviously, you never know whether you'll enjoy a show until you actually watched it, but the premise and what I saw of the characters definitely caught my interest, at least. Looks like it'll sweet, funny and touching. Guess I'll tune in when the show premieres. I also had the pleasant surprise of seeing that Andrew Rannells was one of the leads, I had no idea! Nice.

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