Paris riot police fought back crowds who pushed their way onto Paris' landmark Champs-Elysees avenue as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, the One News Now website reports today (March 25, 2013).
More than 300,000 people -- including conservative activists, children, retirees, priests -- converged on the capital yesterday in a last-ditch bid to stop the bill.
The lower house of France's parliament approved the "marriage for everyone" bill last month with a large majority, and it is facing a vote in the Senate next month.
Sustained protests -- led by opposition conservatives in this traditionally Catholic country -- have eroded support for the draft law in recent months, and organizers hope yesterday's march will have a significant impact on the Senate debate.
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