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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.
Biographical information
Personal life
Ludovine de la Rochère was brought up in Paris. She is a practicing Catholic, but attended non-religious public school. She went on to obtain a degree in medieval history. She then taught geography at a secondary school in Essonne, before quitting teaching in the 1990s.
De la Rochère was described as having "traditional religious convictions" by a former boss. She was married by 21 and had her first child at age 23. She has four children.
La Manif pour tous
In 2003, de la Rochère joined the communications team of the Bishops' Conference of France, where she met Frigide Barjot. 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. Before this, de la Rochère had only ever protested once before, and was described as someone who had "showed no interest in political activism". After internal disagreements, Barjot left the group and de la Rochère took over as spokesperson for the movement. She has described La Manif pour tous as an "apolitical, non-denominational and non-homophobic" movement.
Political views
De la Rochère is opposed to same-sex marriage and civil partnerships between same-sex couples. She has stated publicly that "two people of the same sex cannot create a family together". 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.
De la Rochère has voiced her opposition to surrogacy, comparing it to a "modern version of trafficking". She believes that men and women are "equal and different", and has denounced the "gender ideology", which she claims has made children confused about their gender identity. She also more recently opposed the extension of assisted reproductive technology to single women and lesbian couples.
References
- Gokan Gunes (24 May 2013). "« Manif pour tous » : Ludovine de La Rochère, présidente catho-tradi". Rue89.com. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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- Mouillard, Sylvain. "Ludovine de la Rochère : elle ne barjotte pas". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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- "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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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- "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.