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Protests took an angry and sometimes violent turn after France became the 14th country to legalize gay marraige
BY KATIE MCDONOUGH
While others in the country celebrated, protests in Paris, Lyon and elsewhere took an aggressive, sometimes violent, turn following the French parliaments vote to legalize gay marriage and extend equal adoption rights to same-sex couples.
In the final reading of the proposal on Tuesday, the National Assembly voted 331 to 225 to adopt the bill. Soon after, anti-gay marriage protestors in Paris began to clash with riot police stationed in the area.
As reported by the Local:
Despite the requests of organizers that marchers disperse peacefully, a hard core group of around 500 refused to leave the Invalides.
Their anger soon boiled over as bottles and firecrackers were hurled at the riot police, who had blocked off a street leading to the parliament.
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full article
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/24/violence_in_france_following_gay_marriage_victory/
closeupready
(29,503 posts)Same shit. Different day.
Tikki
(14,539 posts)mistress or gigolo. Oh, and the movies there...you'd think marriage was invented there.
Get over it fools...Marriage has long ago been about economic rights and hopefully love and devotion.
Tikki
reflection
(6,286 posts)I just don't get it.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)okay, we done-
Let's back to the flat and have a croissant