Monday, January 14, 2013

France Hit by Anti-gay Marriage Protests

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris in protest against a proposed law that would legalise gay marriage in France. People travelled from all over France for the demonstration supported by leaders of the centre-right opposition, the Catholic church and the Muslim community. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports from Paris.


LE POINT: Di Rupo : "Je suis fier de la modernité de notre pays, où tous les couples ont le droit de se marier" : Le Premier ministre belge a rappelé lundi que le mariage entre couples de même sexe était autorisé depuis dix ans en Belgique. » | Source; AFP | lundi 14 janvier 2013