GayLib is an LGBT conservative and centre-right political faction formerly affiliated with the French political party Union for a Popular Movement from its inception in 2002 to 2013. Its president is Emmanuel Blanc.
History
The creation of GayLib was supported by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Philippe Douste-Blazy, Alain Juppé, and François Baroin. In 2002, its members took part in the pride parade in Paris for the first time.
Since 2007, they have been waylaid by The Pink Panthers, Act Up and AIDES because of the UMP's repudiation of same-sex marriage. However, GayLib says that the UMP helped toughen up hate-crime laws, improved the PACS, created the HALDE, and attempted to decriminalise homosexuality through Rama Yade's appeal to the United Nations.
In January 2013, it left the UMP due to the opposition of the party leadership to same-sex marriage and adoption. It is currently seeking to affiliate with the Union of Democrats and Independents, whose president, Jean-Louis Borloo, endorses same-sex marriage rights.