Parisians Protest Anti-Gay marriage

                            

PARIS, KOMPAS.com - Tens of thousands of people held a demonstration in Paris, France, rejected the new policy to legalize same-sex marriage.

Local police estimated up to 150,000 people participated in the action in the city center, but the stunt coordinator said the number could reach one million people.

protest on Sunday (26/05/2013), ended with clashes between right-wing activists with riot police. Authorities say nearly 100 people were arrested.

On Saturday (25/5), as many as 50 people were arrested for blocking the Champ-Elysees.

same-sex marriage bill, which also legalized gay couples to adopt children, was signed into law by President Francois Hollande last week, after a fierce debate a few months ago.

strong contrast

People France has a different opinion of looking at the issue. On Tuesday, a suicide right-wing historian at Notre Dame, leave a message of anti-same-sex marriage.

palemen One member of the UMP party, Jacques Myard, said there is "a huge gap between the government and citizens of" the marriage issue.

"This is something we can not accept because the fate of the children," he said.

"These people want to act like a 'God', because they want to get married, but it certainly will not stop at this stage. Then they will adopt, and then our society will have children in families where there is no father or mother. "

Protests of this kind is not the first time this has happened. Previously, late last year, tens of thousands of people also held a demonstration against the planned ratification of the rule.