Ludovine de La Rochère
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Ludovine de La Rochère (born 17 January 1971) is a French activist. She is president and co-founder of La Manif pour tous.[1][2]
Biographical information
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Ludovine de la Rochère was brought up in Paris. She is a practicing Catholic, but attended non-religious public school.[3] She went on to obtain a degree in medieval history.[4] She then taught geography at a secondary school in Essonne, before quitting teaching in the 1990s.[5]
De la Rochère was described as having "traditional religious convictions" by a former boss.[6] She was married by 21 and had her first child at age 23.[7] She has four children.[8]
La Manif pour tous
[edit]In 2003, de la Rochère joined the communications team of the Bishops' Conference of France, where she met Frigide Barjot.[9] Together, they and Albéric Dumont decided to found La Manif pour tous to fight against a law enabling same-sex couples to get married in France.[10] Before this, de la Rochère had only ever protested once before,[11] and was described as someone who had "showed no interest in political activism".[12] After internal disagreements, Barjot left the group and de la Rochère took over as spokesperson for the movement.[13] She has described La Manif pour tous as an "apolitical, non-denominational and non-homophobic" movement.[14]
Political views
[edit]De la Rochère is opposed to same-sex marriage and civil partnerships between same-sex couples.[15] She has stated publicly that "two people of the same sex cannot create a family together".[16] In 2014, de la Rochère falsely claimed that 90% of female same-sex couples and 70% of male same-sex couples in Belgium end up getting divorced.[17]
De la Rochère has voiced her opposition to surrogacy, comparing it to a "modern version of trafficking".[18] She believes that men and women are "equal and different",[19] and has denounced the "gender ideology", which she claims has made children confused about their gender identity.[20] She also more recently opposed the extension of assisted reproductive technology to single women and lesbian couples.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Gokan Gunes (24 May 2013). "« Manif pour tous » : Ludovine de La Rochère, présidente catho-tradi". Rue89.com. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link). - ^ "Loi de bioéthique : « Il est encore temps d'agir », pour Ludovine de La Rochère". La Croix. October 10, 2020 – via www.la-croix.com.
- ^ Mouillard, Sylvain. "Ludovine de la Rochère : elle ne barjotte pas". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Mouillard, Sylvain. "Ludovine de la Rochère : elle ne barjotte pas". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Biographie et actualités de Ludovine de La Rochère France Inter". www.franceinter.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Mouillard, Sylvain. "Ludovine de la Rochère : elle ne barjotte pas". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ à 07h00, Par Le 5 octobre 2014 (2014-10-05). "Comment Ludovine a remplacé Frigide la Manif pour tous, ses réseaux, ses soutiens". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "« Manif pour tous » : Ludovine de la Rochère, présidente catho-tradi". L'Obs (in French). 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ à 07h00, Par Le 5 octobre 2014 (2014-10-05). "Comment Ludovine a remplacé Frigide la Manif pour tous, ses réseaux, ses soutiens". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ à 07h00, Par Le 5 octobre 2014 (2014-10-05). "Comment Ludovine a remplacé Frigide la Manif pour tous, ses réseaux, ses soutiens". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ à 07h00, Par Le 5 octobre 2014 (2014-10-05). "Comment Ludovine a remplacé Frigide la Manif pour tous, ses réseaux, ses soutiens". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mouillard, Sylvain. "Ludovine de la Rochère : elle ne barjotte pas". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ à 07h00, Par Le 5 octobre 2014 (2014-10-05). "Comment Ludovine a remplacé Frigide la Manif pour tous, ses réseaux, ses soutiens". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "« Manif pour tous » : Ludovine de la Rochère, présidente catho-tradi". L'Obs (in French). 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "« Manif pour tous » : Ludovine de la Rochère, présidente catho-tradi". L'Obs (in French). 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Ludovine de La Rochère : "PMA, GPA, genre, mariage gay : tout est lié"". CNEWS (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Ludovine de la Rochère fait divorcer les couples homosexuels". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Ludovine de La Rochère : "PMA, GPA, genre, mariage gay : tout est lié"". CNEWS (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Ludovine de La Rochère : "PMA, GPA, genre, mariage gay : tout est lié"". CNEWS (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Ruz-Guindos-Artigue, Fanny. "PMA : le mouvement la Manif pour tous comme l'ombre de lui-même". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Thousands protest against new French bioethics bill ahead of Senate review". France 24. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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