Béatrice Bourges, born Béatrice Morel on 18 October 1960 in Algeria, is a French management consultant and anti-gay marriage activist.[1] She is a chevalière de la Legion d'Honneur[2] and describes herself as the spokeswoman for Printemps Français ("French Spring"), a pressure group advocating civil disobedience and passive resistance to bring about the end of same-sex marriage in France.[3] In 2013, she was described by Manuel Valls, then the French Minister of the Interior, as "the most dangerous woman in France."[3]
Béatrice Marie Bourges | |
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 Béatrice Bourges at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, 26 June 2013 | |
| Born | Béatrice Marie Morel October 18, 1960 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Management consultant and activist |
She is a founding member of La Manif pour tous,[4] a less confrontational anti-gay marriage organization, from which she was excluded in 2013.[5] She argues that gay marriage is a product of an American-led international programme to undermine the concept of gender which she describes as "the fundamental building blocks of humanity."[3]
She is a Catholic mother of two, and has divorced and remarried.[3]
References
edit- ^ Salor, Audrey (12 July 2013). "Béatrice Bourges : après la Manif pour tous, la politique pour elle". nouvelobs.com. L'Obs. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2008 portant promotion et nomination". Legifrance. Publications Officielles. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Lichfield, John (10 June 2013). "'I'm no homophobe – but the law on gay marriage undermines humanity': Is Béatrice Bourges of Printemps Français the most dangerous woman in France?". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Stains, Raphaël (12 January 2013). "Famille : La grande mobilisation" [Family: The Great Mobilization]. Le Figaro Magazine no. 1,681, pp.28-29 (in French).
- ^ "Des dissensions au sein du collectif «La manif pour tous»". 20minutes.fr/. 20 Minutes. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2020.