 Same-sex marriage was extended to Northern Ireland on 21 October 2019 and the law came into effect on 13 January 2020.In May 2013, France legalised same-sex marriage, with French president François Hollande signing a law authorising marriage and adoption by gay couples.On 30 June 2013, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, signed the Russian LGBT propaganda law into force, which was approved by the State Duma.